Question

Josiah has a loyalty card good for a discount at his local grocery store. The item he wants to buy is priced at $21, before discount and tax. After the discount, and before tax, the price is $18.27. Find the percent discount.

Answer 1

To find the percent discount, subtract the discounted price from the original price, calculate the discount amount. Divide the discount amount by the original price and multiply by 100 to find the percent discount.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the percent discount, we need to first calculate the amount of the discount. The original price of the item is $21, and after the discount, the price is $18.27. To find the discount amount, we subtract the discounted price from the original price: $21 - $18.27 = $2.73.

Next, we calculate the percent discount by dividing the discount amount by the original price and multiplying by 100: ($2.73 / $21) x 100 = 12.99%. So, the percent discount is approximately 12.99%.

Answer 2

13%

Step-by-step explanation:

21-18.27=2.73

2.73/21= 0.13

0.13 x 100=13%