Question

Andre went to a sporting goods store that was having a different sale. He bought a baseball glove and 2 packages of socks. What percentage of the total regular price (before tax) was his savings?

Answer 1

I believe the answer would be 5%

Explanation:

Firstly, the fact that the sales tax was added may be misleading, it doesn't have significance in the equation as it is calculating before tax. The socks are the only thing Andre saves any money on and that's $2.00

The glove is $34 and the socks normally cost $6.00 meaning the normal total before taxes would be $40.00

The socks, being $2.00 less would mean the total with the discount would be $38.00

the $2.00 difference is what we'd need to look at. we'd decide the difference by the original price which is $40.00 and get 0.05 or.. 5%