SOLUTION: What %discount is $175 down from $225? What is the formula for figuring out what % discount is from one number to another? Thank you!

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Question 878645: What %discount is $175 down from $225? What is the formula for figuring out what % discount is from one number to another? Thank you!
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
175/225=0.78=78%