Question

A pair of pants with a marked price of $35.00 has a discount of 20%. How much is the discount?

Answer 1

The answer is c. 35.00 divided by 20, minus 20% of 35

Answer 2

The answer is c.

The discount is 20% off, right? What's 20% of 35? To do that, you need to do the problem 35*.20, because .20 is equivalent to 20%. Remember how it is 20% off? That means subtract here. When you do 35*.20, you'll get 7. Now, subtract 7 from 35. 35-7=28, and your answer is in money; $28.00. :)