Question

A suit sells for one hundred thirty-eight dollars. A store employee bought the suit, using his employee discount of forty-five percent. What was the amount of his discount?

Answer 1

$63.10

Explanation:

Answer 2

$62.10

Explanation:

To calculate how much the employee's discount actually was, we just multiply the original price by the discount

Plug the prices in --> 138 x 45/100

Simplify 45/100 --> 9/20

138/1 x 9/20 = 1242/20

1242/20 = 62.1

62.1 = $62.10

and thus, the discount is $62.10