Multiple choice question

Question

Taylor bought a sweater at the sale price of $30.94. The original cost of the sweater was $52.00. What percent represents the discount that Taylor received when buying the sweater?

 

A. 21.065

B. 40.5%

C. 69.5%

D. 68.1%

Answer 1

Hi Tiffany, set up an equation like this:

 

52 - (52 * x) = 30.94, where x represents the discount percent.

 

Then solve for x, which gives the decimal value of the discount percent. Convert the decimal to a percent.

 

Questions?

Answer 2

Let's see what percent of 52 is 30.94 :

 

30.94 = (x/100)(52)

 

x = (30.94*100)/52 = 3094/52 = 59.5%

 

The sale price is 59.5% of the original price

 

This is a reduction of how much from 100% of the original price?

100 - 59.5 - 40.5% reduction