Question

At a hardware store, a tool set normally costs $80. During a sale this week, the tool set costs $12 less than usual. What percentage of the usual price is the savings? Set up the percentage number sentence based on the problem then find answer:

Answer 1

,  $15\%$  of the usual price is the savings .

Step-by-step explanation:

Here we have , At a hardware store, a tool set normally costs $80. During a sale this week, the tool set costs $12 less than usual. We need to find What percentage of the usual price is the savings . Let's find out:

Initially we have cost as $80 , in sale it is $12 less i.e.

⇒ $80-12$

⇒ $68$

So , percentage of the usual price is the savings :

⇒ $\frac{80-68}{80}(100)$

⇒ $\frac{12}{80}(100)$

⇒ $\frac{3(4)}{20(4)}(100)$

⇒ $\frac{3}{20}(100)$

⇒ $3(5)$

⇒ $15\%$

Therefore ,  $15\%$  of the usual price is the savings .