SOLUTION: the game store is having a sale. thomas was glad to be there because he found a game which used to be $80 is now for $36. what percent off discount was the game store? pls show me

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Question 1079452: the game store is having a sale. thomas was glad to be there because he found a game which used to be $80 is now for $36. what percent off discount was the game store? pls show me how to solve it. thanks.
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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What AMOUNT did they take off of
$80 in order to get to $36 ?
+80+-+36+=+44+
$44
What FRACTION of $80 did they take off?
+44%2F80+=+11%2F20+
What PERCENT is +11%2F20+?
+%2811%2F20%29%2A100+=+55+
The discount off the $80 price is 55%
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check:
+80+-+.55%2A80+=+80+-+44+
+80+-+44+=+36+
$36 is the discounted price