SOLUTION: Shop X sells an antique watch for $2 400 which is 25% less than the price which shop Y sells it for. During a sale, both shops offer an equal percentage discount on the watch. Mr L

Question 149781: Shop X sells an antique watch for $2 400 which is 25% less than the price which shop Y sells it for. During a sale, both shops offer an equal percentage discount on the watch. Mr Lee buys the watch in Shop Y and pays $520 more than the discounted price in Shop X. What is the percentage discount?
Rmks: Pls try not to use algebra.
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The point of tese problems is obviously to
get use to use what you know about algebra.
So, you have no choice- learn algeba.
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