SOLUTION: what percentage are you getting off if you only pay $65 for a pair of pants that was originally $80
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Question 666112: what percentage are you getting off if you only pay $65 for a pair of pants that was originally $80
Answer by swincher4391(1107) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If you think about it, 65/80 would be what percentage you paid of the original price. So, in terms of "getting off" think of how much from 100% did we subtract to get to the percentage we are now?
65/80 = .8125 or 81.25%. So we got off (1-.8125) = .1875 = 18.75% off
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