Question

An item that originally costs $12.00 was on the clearance aisle for $3.60. What is the percentage of discount?

Answer 1

Answer:

70%

Step-by-step explanation:

$12.00-3.60=8.40$

$$8.40$ was taken off. Now find out what $\frac{8.40}{12.00}$ is

$\frac{8.4}{12} =0.7=70%$