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$52 sweater on sale for $31.20 find the percent of discount or markup

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Answer:

40%

Formula explanation:

Our formula we will be using is: a=pw

a is the part amount, p is percent and w is the whole amount.

We need to find the percent so our formula will look like this:

a is $31.20 | p is UNKNOWN | w is $52 | $31.20=p($52) |

Step-by-step explanation:

First, we need to divide:

$31.20 divided by $52 = 0.6

We need to make 0.6 into a percent to subtract by 100:

0.6 = 60% | 100% - 60% = 40%!

WRITTIN FORM:

40% is the percent of discount/markup.

Hope this helps!

~Hocus Pocus

User Xavier Decoster
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A=pw-31.20=52p- which equals 0.6 or 60% but then you subtract that from 100% to get 40% discount
User Leeanna
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