SOLUTION: A coat costs $300. The original price was $450. What is the percent of discount?

Question 153048: A coat costs $300. The original price was $450. What is the percent of discount?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Remember, to find percentages, we can use the ratio


  part        percent
-------- =  ----------
  whole        100

Since 300 is the "part", 450 is the "whole", this gives the ratio:

Start with the given ratio

Multiply both sides by 100

Multiply

Simplify

So our answer is which is roughly 66.67

Now subtract this percentage from 100 to get

100-66.67=33.33

So the percent of discount is 33.33%

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