Question

A football with a catalog price of $25 sold for $21. Find the percent of discount?

a) 15%
b) 16%
c) 17%
d) 18%

Answer 1

The percent of discount on a football with an original price of $25 and a sale price of $21 is found by calculating the discount amount which is $4, and then dividing by the original price and multiplying by 100, resulting in a discount of 16%.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question asks us to calculate the percentage of discount on a football that had an original catalog price of $25 but sold for $21. To find the percent of discount, we subtract the sale price from the original price to find the discount amount, and then divide the discount amount by the original price, and finally multiply by 100 to convert to a percentage.

Discount amount = Original price - Sale price = $25 - $21 = $4

Percent of discount = (Discount amount ÷ Original price) × 100 = ($4 ÷ $25) × 100 = 0.16 × 100 = 16%

Therefore, the correct answer is b) 16%.