SOLUTION: what is the rate of discount if a bike regularly priced at 200$ is sold for 175$

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Question 835245: what is the rate of discount if a bike regularly priced at 200$ is sold for 175$
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The discount is $200 - $175 = $25.
As a fraction of $200, that $25 discount is 25%2F200 .
The ratio 25%2F200=0.125 is the same as 12.5%2F100 , and that's 12.5%.
If you find the ratio as a decimal (as when dividing 25 by 200 to get 0.125), all you have to do is multiply that times 100 to get the percentage.
The ratios 25%2F200 0.125%2F1 and 12.5%2F100 are the same.
Your teacher may say that if the percentage is %22x+%25%22 you write the proportion
x%2F100=25%2F200 and solve for x .
The result is the same.