the original price for a shirt at Target was $24 and later that week it was discounted to $8. what was the percent

Question

the original price for a shirt at Target was $24 and later that week it was discounted to $8. what was the percent in the discount and what was the new selling price?

Answer 1

Hi Sara,

 

If the shirt was discounted from $24 to $8 then it was discounted by $16.

 

The figure what percent the discount was, create a fraction of the discount divided by the original price...

 

16/24 which reduces to 2/3 by dividing top and bottom by 8.

 

Now divide 2 by 3 to get a decimal--> 0.666666666666666666666666...

 

Now move the decimal 2 places to the right to change to a percent . . . . 66.7% discount

 

The new selling price is $8 according to the question.

 

Dan