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Question 510687: A pair of shoes go on sale for $40.00. The original price is $60.00. How you do find the percentage of the discount?
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
60-40=20 discount
20/60=0.33=33%