45.8k views
4 votes
Joe wants to buy a pair of pants that cost $48. He has a coupon and after the coupon is applied, his jeans cost $40.80. What percent off was his coupon?

need answer asap​

User Nekisha
by
4.8k points

2 Answers

3 votes

Explanation:

Percent Change Formula

(New value- Original Value)/ original value multiplied by 100.

So (40.8-48)/48

This gives us a decimal of -.15.

Multiply by 100

And we get 15 percent off

User Zobia Kanwal
by
4.1k points
5 votes

Answer:

85%

Explanation:

I learned about it and did the problem so to check my answer i searched it up on Google

Joe wants to buy a pair of pants that cost $48. He has a coupon and after the coupon-example-1
User Donald Powell
by
4.8k points