Question

The original price of a scarf is $16. During a clearance sale, a shopper pays $12 for this scarf. What

percentage discount did this shopper receive?

Answer 1

Answer:15

Step-by-step explanation: 12 is 75% of 16 so 100-75 is 15

Answer 2

25%

Explanation:

This question involve the concept of percentage.

Formula for the problem: ((Original Price - Price shopper pay for) / Original Price) × 100

Using the above formula, we have:

`(16 - 12)/(16) * 100 \\ = 25percent`