Question

At a furniture store there is a sale on kitchen tables and chairs. Single chairs sell $80 each. If a customer a set of 4 chairs, the total price would be $250. What is the percent savings on the 4-chair set? Round to the nearest whole percent.

Answer 1

Answer:

22%

Step-by-step explanation:

4 individual chairs:

4 × 80 = 320

Saving = 320 - 250 = 70

% saving:

70/320 × 100

21.875%

Answer 2

Step-by-step explanation:

Step 1:  Find the price for buying 4 individual chairs

$80 * 4$

$320$

Step 2:  Find the percent savings

$(320 / 250) - 1$

$1.28 - 1$

$0.28 * 100$

28%

Answer: 28%