SOLUTION: What percent discount would you have gotten if the actual price of an item was $16.95 and you paid $15.96?
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Question 518989: What percent discount would you have gotten if the actual price of an item was $16.95 and you paid $15.96?
Found 2 solutions by Maths68, richwmiller:
Answer by Maths68(1474) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Actual Amount = 16.95
Paid Amount = 15.96
Difference = 0.99
% discount = (Difference/Actual Amount)*100
% discount = (0.99/16.95)*100
% discount = (0.0584)*100
% discount = 5.84
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1695-1596=99
99/1695*100=5.84%
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