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 the sale discount was 15 percent (%).

Step-by-step explanation:

Here,

Before a sale an item’s price = $32,

After the sale the discount price becomes =  $27.20

∴ Sale the discount price = $32 - $27.20

= $4.8

∴ The percent of the sale discount

=  $\dfrac{4.8}{32}$× 100

= 0.15 × 100

= 15%

Hence, the percent of the sale discount was 15 percent (%).