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A $1,450 sofa is marked down to $899. find the percent of markdown.

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38%. 100 divided by 1,450 is 0.068965517241379 meaning each dollar is worth that much percentage-wise. So 0.068965517241379 times 899 for the new price would be 62% of the original price. 100%- 62% = 38%
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