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You are offered an item for $13.79. If the seller states he normally sells the same item for $14.95, what percentage discount is he offering you?
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You are offered an item for $13.79. If the seller states he normally sells the same item for $14.95, what percentage discount is he offering you?

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what i did was $13.79-$14.95 and got $-1.16 hope this helps you figure out your answer

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8% discount.

Take 13.79 divided by 14.95 and the answer is . 92, meaning that 13.79 is 92% of 14.95. Then you need to take .92 from 1.00, resulting in .08, which is the discount.

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