Question

A suit is on sale for $154. If the original price of the suit was $440, what percent was discounted for the sale? A. 65% B. 25% C. 53% D. 2.5%

Answer 1

Simple....

to find the answer to this use these two formulas...

Markdown= New-Old

Markdown%=$\frac{Markdown}{New} *100$

In this problem:

440-154=286

Markdown%=$\frac{286}{440} *100$

Markdown%=0.65*100

Markdown%=65%

Thus, your answer.