Question

The original price of an item is $25 but after the discount you only have to pay $18.50 what is the discount as a percent

Answer 1

26%.

Explanation:

This is the formula you'll use for this type of problem. If your teacher wants you using a diff formula let me know. :P

Formula:

Discount percentage = (Discount amount / Original price) × 100%.

The original price of the item is $25, and after the discount, you only have to pay $18.50. The discount amount is not the end price, it is the amount taken away, so we subtract the discounted price ($18.50) from the original price ($25):

Discount amount = $25 - $18.50 = $6.50

Now, that we have that discount amount let's go back to that formula:

Discount percentage = ($6.50 / $25) × 100% ≈ 26%

Therefore, the discount on the item is approximately 26%.