Question

The original price of a scarf was $16. During a store closing sale, a shopper saved $12 on the scarf. What percentage discount did she receive? Explain or show your reasoning.

Answer 1

Answer:

The discount which she received is 25 %

Step-by-step explanation:

Given as :

The original price of scarf = $ 16

The selling price of scarf = $ 12

Let The discount percentage = d %

So,

Discount percentage = $\frac{\textrm market price-\textrm selling price}{\textrm market price}$ × 100

or, d % = $\frac{16-12}{16}$ × 100

Or, d % = $\frac{400}{16}$

∴ d = 25%

Hence The discount which she received is 25 %  Answer