Question

A pair of shoes is on sale for 15% off. With this discount, customers will save $9 if they buy the shoes. 15% is the whole, part or percent. $9 is the (blank) and the original price is (blank).

Answer 1

$9 is the part, 15% is the percent, and $60 is the whole.

Explanation:

$9 is %15 of the whole. This means $9 is the part, 15% is the percent, and the whole is the total cost of the shoes after the discount. The total cost of the shoes after the discount is 60.