Question

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Answer 1

`\large\boxed{18\%}`

Explanation:

`\$21.73-\text{selling price}\\\\\$26.50-\text{starting price}\\\\\$26.50-\$21.73=\$4.77-\text{difference of price - discount}\\\\METHOD\ 1:\\\\(4.77)/(26.50)=0.18=0.18\cdot100\%=\boxed{18\%}\\\\METHOD\ 2:\\\\\begin{array}{ccc}\$26.50&-&100\%\\\\\$4.77&-&p\%\end{array}\qquad\text{cross multiply}\\\\\\26.50p=(4.77)(100)\\\\26.50p=477\qquad\text{divide both sides by 26.50}\\\\\boxed{p=18\ (\%)}`