Question

At a hardware store, a tool set normally cost $80. During a sale this week, the tool set costs $12 less than usual.

What percentage of the usual price is the saving? Explain or show your reasoning.

Answer 1

Answer is 15%

Explanation:

You have to do a proportion

12. = x

80 100 and u have to cross multiply

80x = 1200

80. 80

then divide 1200÷80=15

Answer 2

15 % of usual price is a savings

Explanation:

Given that tool set normally cost $80

During the sale this week the tools that cost $12 less than usual

To find: what percentage of the usual price is a savings

From given information,

Usual price of tool set = $ 80

Given that tools that cost $12 less than usual which means she saved $ 12

Savings = $ 12

To find what percentage of the usual price is a savings, we can solve by framing a expression,

Let "x" be the required percentage

Then x % of percentage is equal to savings price

x % of usual price = savings price

x % of 80 = 12

Therefore 15 % of usual price is a savings