percent word problem

Question

Chloe bought a cd for $37. An instant rebate gave her a discount and she only had to pay $32.19 for the cd. What is the discount, as a percent, that the instant rebate gave her?

Answer 1

The amount of the discount is the original price minus the price actually paid : 37 - 32.19 = 4.81.

 

So to find the percent discount, you divide the amount of the discount by the original price (to get the decimal value), and then multiply by 100 to get the percent.

 

4.81 / 37 = .13

 

So the percent discount is 13%

 

 

Answer 2

The discount is how much she saved.  The percent discount is how much she saved divided by the original amount.  How much she saved is just the 37-32.19

 

• (37-32.19)/37
• 4.81/37
• .13
• 13%