Ethan buys a video game on sale. if the video game usually costs $39.99, and it was on sale for 20% off, how much did ethan pay? round to the nearest cent.

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Amount paid by Ethan to buy a video game on sale of 20% with usual cost of $39.99 is equal to $32 ( nearest cent ).

As given in the question,

Usual cost of Video game bought by Ethan = $39.99

Sale discount received by Ethan on video game = 20%

Let 'x' be the amount paid by Ethan for video game.

Discount amount = 20% of $39.99

                             = ( 20 / 100 ) × 39.99

                             = 799.8/100

                             = $ 7.998

                             = $7.99

Amount to be paid by Ethan 'x' = $39.99 - $7.99

                                                   = $32 ( nearest cent)

Therefore, the amount paid by Ethan to purchase a video game on sale discount of 20% is given by $32.

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