Question

A shopper at a clearance sale is pleased to discover some flutes on sale for $693 each. The original price tags read $770. What is the discount, as a percentage?

Answer 1

10%

Explanation:

Original price of flutes = $770

Discounted price = $693

To find:

Discount percentage = ?

Solution:

To find the discount percentage, we need to first find out the discount value.

Discount = Original price of flutes - Discounted price of flutes

Discount = $770 - $693 = $77

Discount percentage will be calculated on the original price.

`Discount \%=(Discount)/(Original\ Price)* 100\\\Rightarrow Discount \%=(77)/(770)* 100\\\Rightarrow Discount \%=\bold{10\%}`

So, the discount as a percentage is 10%.