Question

Owen went shopping for a new pair of sneakers because of a sale. The price on the tag was $32, but Owen paid $16 before tax. Find the percent discount.

Answer 1

50% discount

Explanation:

Given the following question:

50% of 32

To find the answer we will use the formula to calculate percentages, and then solve by subtracting the answer from the initial cost of the sneakers.


`(p* n)/(100)`

`(50*32)/(100)`

`50*32=1600`

`1600/100=16`

`=16`

Or...


`32/2=16`

`=16`

50% of 32 is 16 which means the shoes has a "50% discount."

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