Question

At a furniture store there is a sale on kitchen tables and chairs. Single chairs sell $80 each. If a customer a set of 4 chairs, the total price would be $250. What is the percent savings on the 4-chair set? Round to the nearest whole percent.

Answer 1

22%

Explanation:

4 individual chairs:

4 × 80 = 320

Saving = 320 - 250 = 70

% saving:

70/320 × 100

21.875%

Answer 2

Explanation:

Step 1: Find the price for buying 4 individual chairs

`80 * 4`

`320`

Step 2: Find the percent savings

`(320 / 250) - 1`

`1.28 - 1`

`0.28 * 100`

28%

Answer: 28%