Question

A DVD is available at a store for $17.68. The list price of this DVD was 5 18.99. What was the percent discount?​

Answer 1

6.9%

Explanation:

The amount of the discount was ...

18.99 -17.68 = 1.31

As a percentage of the original price, that is ...

1.31/18.99 × 100% ≈ 0.06898 × 100% ≈ 6.9%

The discount was about 6.9%.