SOLUTION: the sneaked store at the mall is having a sale. sneakers that sell $68.00 have a discount of 25%. if you buy them on wednesday you get an additional $5.00. what percent is the tota

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Question 372733: the sneaked store at the mall is having a sale. sneakers that sell $68.00 have a discount of 25%. if you buy them on wednesday you get an additional $5.00. what percent is the total discount if you buy on wednesday?
Answer by rfer(16322)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
68*.75=51
51-5=46
46/68=0.676
1.00-0.676=0.324=32.4%

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