Question

a woman buys a pair of shoes on sale for $45, saving $15 on the normal price . whats the percentage discount on the shoes

Answer 1

price of shoes= $45

discount= $15

let percentage be x

x=15/45*100

x=0.333333....*100= 33.333...%

Answer 2

Concept

Percentage is the number or ratio that is expressed as a fraction of 100. It is expressed in % sign. It shows a part of large quantity of anything.

Given

Woman buys a pair of shoes for $45 and saves $15 on normal price.

To find

The percentage discount on the shoes.

Explanation

Price paid by woman=$45

Saving by woman=$15 on normal price.

We know that the saving is basically the price that consumers pay subtracted from the total price of the product. So,

Total price of the shoes=price paid by woman +discount on normal price

=45+15

=60

Percentage=saving on normal price/total price*100

=15/60 *100

=25%.

Hence the percentage of discount on the shoes is 25%.

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