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Avery has a loyalty card good for a discount at her local pharmacy. The item she wants to buy is priced at $6, before discount and tax. After the discount, and before tax, the price is $5.04. Find the percent discount.

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Answer:

16%

Explanation:

$6 divided by $5.04 = 0.84

0.84 x 100 = 84%

100 - 84 = 16

6 - 5.04 = 0.96

0.96 divided by 6 = 0.16

0.16 x 100 = 16

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