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I am trying to make a study guide and I need an explanation on this answer please

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Given:

A movies rent for $3.00 except on tuesday, the rent is $0.49.

The cost saved by renting a movie on a Tuesday is,


(3-0.49)/(3)=(2.51)/(3)=0.8367

The percentage is,


\begin{gathered} 0.8367*100=83.67\text{ \%}\approx84\text{ \%} \\ \end{gathered}

Answer: option B)

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