Question

The price of a cell phone was marked down by $35. The original price of the cell phone was $212. What was the percentage rate of the discount

Answer 1

Given:

The price of a cell phone was marked down by $35.

The original price of the cell phone was $212.

To find:

The percentage rate of the discount.

Solution:

We have,

Price marked down by= $35

Original price = $212

Now, the percentage rate of the discount is

`Discount\%=\frac{\text{Price marked down by}}{\text{Original price}}* 100`

`Discount\%=(35)/(212)* 100`

`Discount\%=(3500)/(212)`

`Discount\%=16.509434`

`Discount\%\approx 16.51`

Therefore, the rate of discount in percentage is 16.51%.