Question

Jasmine buys the magic carpet on sale for $374. She saved $66 off the regular price. What percent was the price discounted?

Answer 1

Answer:

15%

Step-by-step explanation:

Let c represent the regular price of the carpet.

Then:  

sale price = regular price less discount

    $374    =           c     -     $66

Adding $66 to both sides isolates (solves for) c:

$374 + $66 = c  =   $440.  This is the regular price.

 $66

---------- = 0.15                      This is the fraction of the regular price by

$440                                   which the regular price is reduced.

Then the percentage of this discount was   0.15(100%) = 15%