Question

Piper went shopping for a new camera because of a discount sale. She multiplied the price of the camera by 0.5 to find the price she would actually have to pay, before tax. What percent discount is the sale?

Answer 1

The sale is 50% off.

Explanation:

50% is the same as 0.5

Since Piper multiplied the price by 0.5, this also means she made it half price (by multiplying by 1/2), so she took 50% off the original price, since 50% = 1/2.

Therefore, the sale was a 50% discount off the original price.