Jamie bought a music player on sale for $65 . The original price was $80 . What percent discount did she receive?

Answer 1

You can solve this problem in more than one way. Let's try it as follows:

First determine what percent $65 is out of $80 - then we will know the percent of $80 that was paid. The discount amount will be 100% - percent paid.

To determine the percent that 65 is out of 80:

65 = 0.8125

80

0.8125 written as a percent is 81.25% - this is the percent paid .

To determine the discount percentage, subtract from 100%:

100% - 81.25% = 18.75%

The discount percent would be 18.75%. (Note that 18.75% of 80 is $15 saved.)