Question

You are offered an item for $13.79. If the seller states he normally sells the same item for $14.95, what percentage discount is he offering you?

Answer 1

8% discount. 

Take 13.79 divided by 14.95 and the answer is . 92, meaning that 13.79 is 92% of 14.95. Then you need to take .92 from 1.00, resulting in .08, which is the discount. 

Answer 2

What i did was $13.79-$14.95 and got $-1.16 hope this helps you figure out your answer