Question

A pair of shoes is on sale for 15% off. With this discount, customers will save

$9 if they buy the shoes,
Part A
In this situation, what is the PART, WHOLE, and PERCENT?
15% is the percent
$9 is the Part
and the original price is the
Whole
Part B
What was the original price of the shoes?
$ 1.35

Answer 1

$9 is the part, 15% is the percent, and $60 is the whole

$9 is %15 of the whole. This means $9 is the part, 15% is the percent, and the whole is the total cost of the shoes after the discount. The total cost of the shoes after the discount is 60.