Question

If i got shorts for 30 dollars and the original price was 40 what was the discount​

Answer 1

`25\%`

Explanation:

To find the discount of an object, one must set up the equation, the difference between the original and the paid price, over the original price, equals percent over 100. In essence;

`((original-paid))/(original)=(percent)/(100)`

Substitute in the given values;

`((40)-(30))/(40)=(percnet)/(100)`

Solve;

`(10)/(40)=(percent)/(100)`

Simplify,

`(1)/(4)=(percent)/(100)`

Cross products,

`100 = 4(percent)`

Inverse operations,

`100=4(percent)\\/4\\\\25 = percent`

Answer 2

25%

Explanation:

30/40 = 0.75 = 75% paid

100-75 = 25% discount