Question

Gabriella has a loyalty card good for a discount at her local hardware store.

The item she wants to buy is priced at $34, before discount and tax. After the
discount, and before tax, the price is $27.88. Find the percent discount.

Answer 1

18%

Explanation:

We can set the percent discount x.

x = (34 - 27.88) ÷ 34 x 100%

= 6.12 ÷ 34 x 100%

= 18% Simple calculate

So, the percent discount is 18%

Answer 2

18%

Explanation: