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Promotional discounts are given to stores by manufacturers to place their products in preferred locations in the store and to display their products in a ski manufacturer sells a local ski shop 35 pairs of their new store window: skis for $7000, which is a discount of $2,625. What is the percentage of the discount given to the store? (Round your answer to the nearest whole percent.)

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Answer:

27%

Step-by-step explanation:

The ski was sold for $7,000 which has a discount of $2,625.

the price before discount is

= $7,000 + $2,625.

=$9,625

the discount as a percentage

=$2,625 / $9,625 x 100

=0.272727 x 100

=27.27%

=27%

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