Question

Mario bought some pants that were orginally $45 on sale for $18. What was the percent of the discount?

Answer 1

To calculate Mario's percent discount, you will find the difference in prices and then divide what you got when you subtracted by the original price.

$45 - $18 = $27

$27
$45 = 0.6

0.6 = 60%

There was a 60% discount in the price of Mario's pants.