Try Again Your answer is incorrect. An item on sale costs $40 \%$ of the original price. The original price was $\$ 9$ Use the ALEKS calculator to find the sale price. $\$ \square$

Step 1 ：To find the sale price, calculate 40% of the original price, which is $9.

Step 2 ：Calculate the sale price using the formula: \( \text{sale\_price} = \text{original\_price} \times \frac{\text{sale\_percentage}}{100} \)

Step 3 ：Substitute the given values: \( \text{sale\_price} = 9 \times \frac{40}{100} \)

Step 4 ：Simplify the calculation: \( \text{sale\_price} = 9 \times 0.4 \)

Step 5 ：Calculate the final sale price: \( \text{sale\_price} = 3.6 \)

Step 6 ：Final Answer: \( \boxed{3.6} \)