3 years ago

If a pair of shoes has an original price of 80 and they are on sale for 48, what is the percent of discount?

Mathematics

2 answers:

defon3 years ago

8 0

60% is the correct answer.

marysya [2.9K]3 years ago

6 0

48/80 = x/100
cross multiply

4800 = 80x
divide by 80

X = 60

60% is the discount

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