SOLUTION: The regular price of a record cost $15. Find the discount and th new price if there is 20%. What is the proportion ?

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Question 739427: The regular price of a record cost $15. Find the discount and th new price if there is 20%. What is the proportion ?
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The discount is $3, so the new price is $12.
The proportion is 1%2F5 because 20% of 15 is 3, and that would make 3%2F15, or 1%2F5