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The original price of a scarf was $16, During a store closing sale, a shopper saved $12 on the scarf, What percentage discount did she receive? Explain or show your reasoning.

User MickG
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Answer:

The shopper received a 75% discount

Explanation:

ok so first we turn it into an equation

let x=percentage discount

16(x)=12

x=.75

discount=75%

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