SOLUTION: Before a sale, an item�s price was $28.00 but, after being discounted, the price became $14.60. What was the percent of the sale discount?

SOLUTION: Before a sale, an item�s price was $28.00 but, after being discounted, the price became $14.60. What was the percent of the sale discount?

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Question 939530: Before a sale, an item�s price was $28.00 but, after being discounted, the price became $14.60. What was the percent of the sale discount?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
First, let = the decimal fraction of the discount
given:

The % of the discount is 47.85%

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