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A party sized bag of chips normally costs $3.80. The supermarket has them on sale today for 2.85. What is the percentage of the discount?
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A party sized bag of chips normally costs $3.80. The supermarket has them on sale today for 2.85. What is the percentage of the discount?

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The percentage of the discount is 25% because when you divide 2.85 by 3.80 you get 0.75. This means that 2.85 is 75% of 3.80. So, the $3.80 was marked down by 25%.

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