Question

An outlet store receives a shipment of sets of bunk beds that will be offered at a discounted price of $160 apiece. The sets of bunk beds were originally sold for $193 each. What is the discount, as a percentage?

Round your answer to the nearest percent and include a percent sign (%).

Answer 1

17.1%

Explanation:

160/193=0.829

1-0.829=0.171

Move the decimal place over two places, and the answer is 17.1%

Answer 2

The percentage of discount of the set is 20.21%.

Explanation:

Given,

The original price of the set = $193

After discount the price of the set = $160

The amount of discount = $193-$160 = $ 39

To find the percentage of discount.

Formula

The discount price = [(The amount of discount)÷ the original price]×100%

Now,

The percentage of discount is

=
`(39)/(193)`×100% = 20.21% (approx)

Hence,

The percentage of discount is 20.21%.