Question

1A coat is on sale. The original price of the coat is $82. The sale price is $74.50.

A. What is the discount amount?

B. What is the discount expressed as a percent change?

somebody please help me.​

Answer 1

A. $7.50

B. 9.15%

Explanation:

Difference of 82 and 74.50 = |82 - 74.50|/((82 + 74.50)/2) = 7.5/78.25 = 0.095846645367412 = 9.5846645367412%

74.50 is a 9.1463414634146% decrease of 82.

Percentage of decrease = |82 - 74.50|/82 = 7.5/82 = 0.091463414634146 = 9.1463414634146%