Question

An online job search site charges employers fees to post job listings. The price for posting one job is $495.00. If four jobs are posted, the price per job is $450. What is the percent discount? (Round to the nearest tenth of a percent)

a) 9.1%
b) 9.5%
c) 9.9%
d) 10.0%

Answer 1

The percent discount for posting four jobs is calculated by dividing the discount amount ($45.00) by the original price ($495.00), then multiplying by 100%. This results in a 9.0909...% discount, which is rounded to 9.1% (option a).

Step-by-step explanation:

The student has asked to calculate the percent discount given when purchasing four job postings on an online job search site. The original price for one job posting is $495.00, while the price per job when purchasing four postings is $450.00.

To find the percent discount, we first need to determine the amount of the discount by subtracting the reduced price from the original price:

Discount = Original Price - Reduced Price

Discount = $495.00 - $450.00

Discount = $45.00

Next, we calculate the percent discount by dividing the discount amount by the original price and then multiplying by 100 to get the percentage:

Percent Discount = (Discount ÷ Original Price) × 100%

Percent Discount = ($45.00 ÷ $495.00) × 100%

Percent Discount = 0.090909... × 100%

Percent Discount = 9.0909...

Rounded to the nearest tenth of a percent, the percent discount is 9.1%, which corresponds to option (a).