Sailaway Travel has a last-minute sale ona Caribbean cruise at 20% off. Theiradvertisement reads, “You save $249.99.”What is the sale price of the cruise?

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1. The advertisement states that the discount is 20% off and the savings amount to $249.99.
2. To find the original price of the cruise, we need to determine what 20% of the original price is, which equals $249.99.
3. Let the original price be $P$.
4. According to the problem, 20% of $P$ is $249.99. This can be written as: $0.20 \times P = 249.99$
5. To find $P$, divide both sides of the equation by 0.20: $P = \frac{249.99}{0.20}$
6. Calculate the division: $P = 1249.95$
7. The original price of the cruise is $1249.95.
8. The sale price is the original price minus the discount. Since the discount is $249.99, subtract this from the original price: $\text{Sale Price} = 1249.95 - 249.99$
9. Perform the subtraction: $\text{Sale Price} = 999.96$

Therefore, the sale price of the cruise is $999.96.