Question

Before a sale an item’s price was $32, after the sale the discount price becomes $27.20. What was the percent of the sale discount?

Answer 1

The percent of sale discount is 15%.

Step-by-step explanation:

Since we have given that

Price of item = $32

After discount, the sale price = $27.20

So, the amount of discount is given  by

$\ 32-\ 27.20\\=\ 4.8$

So, Percent of sale discount would be $\dfrac{4.8}{32}\times 100\\\\=\dfrac{480}{32}\\\\=15\%$

Hence, the percent of sale discount is 15%.

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