Question

Find the discount rate if the retail price of an item is $70 and its sale price is $42.

Answer 1

60%

Explanation:

42÷70=0.6

then move the decimal 2 places to the left.

Answer 2

60% discount rate
Divide 42 by 70
You’ll get 0.6 which when the decimal is moved to the right two times, you get 60%. You could also just multiply your decimal by 100 to get 60.