If someone bought something for $25 and the original price was $40 what percent did they have off

Question

What is the percent

Answer 1

First, we need to calculate how much money was taken off the price.

40 - 25 = 15.

 

The question is asking the following:

"What percent of 40 is 15?"

 

40 * X = 15

x = 15/40

x = 0.375 = 37.5%

 

Therefore, a price of $25 is 37.5% off of an original price of $40.