A jacket costs 60 dollars and a coupon takes 30 percent off. How much comes off?

1. Translate the sentence directly: n equals 30 percent of 60 dollars. 2. Change the percent to a decimal, so 30 percent becomes 0.30. 3. Multiply 0.30 by 60 to get 18 dollars off. 4. Answering 20 dollars divides 60 by 3 instead of taking three tenths of it. _Source: OpenStax Intermediate Algebra (CC BY 4.0), Ch 2 "Solving Linear Equations", section 2.2 Use a Problem Solving Strategy_