To determine the total price that Wallace paid for the item after receiving a 28 percent discount on an item priced at [tex]$275, we can follow these steps:
1. Understand the given information:
- Original price of the item: $[/tex]275
- Discount percentage: 28%
2. Convert the discount percentage to a decimal:
- To do this, divide the percentage by 100.
- [tex]\( \text{Discount percentage as a decimal} = \frac{28}{100} = 0.28 \)[/tex]
3. Calculate the amount of discount:
- Multiply the original price by the discount percentage in decimal form.
- [tex]\( \text{Amount of discount} = 275 \times 0.28 \)[/tex]
4. Subtract the discount from the original price:
- To get the total price paid after the discount, subtract the amount of discount from the original price.
- Since [tex]\( \text{Total price paid} = 275 \times (1 - 0.28) \)[/tex]
5. Compute the total price paid:
- [tex]\( \text{Total price paid} = 275 \times 0.72\)[/tex]
After following these steps, we find that the total price Wallace paid for the item is [tex]$198.
So, the correct answer is:
B. \$[/tex]198
