Question

Choose the correct answer.

You are offered an item for $22.85. If the seller states he normally sells the same item for $29.95, what percentage discount is he offering you
A. 24.22
B.23.96
C.23.71

Answer 1

23.71%

Explanation:

Given :You are offered an item for $22.85. If the seller states he normally sells the same item for $29.95,

To Find :what percentage discount is he offering you

Solution :

The original price is $29.95

The offered price is $22.85

So the discount percentage =
`\frac{\text{original price-offered price}}{\text{original price}}*100`

=
`(29.95-22.85)/(29.95)*100`

=
`(7.1)/(29.95)*100`

= 23.71%

Thus the percentage of discount is 23.71%

Answer 2

29.95 - 22.85 = 7.10

7.10 / 29.95 = 0.23706 = 23.71 percent

Answer is C