Question

A store has a sale on pet supplies. The price of each item is marked down 20%. How much is the discount on a $15 dog toy?

Answer 1

The discount on the item would be $3

Explanation:

To get 10% of the item you would need to divide the $15 by 10 which would be 1.5. $1.5 is the 10 percent discount of the item. 20% would be $1.5x2 which is $3.

Therefore, the answer is $3

Answer 2

3

Explanation:

This question is asking what is 20% of $15.

This translates into this:

.2 x 15

And So

.2 x 15 = 3

So the Discount on a $15 dog toy is 3.