Question

Find the percent of discount. Round to the nearest tenth. original price $24,365; selling price $16,820

Answer 1

24365x = 16820
x = 16820/24365
x(rounded to the nearest tenth) = 0.70

Answer 2

The percentage of discount is 31.0 % ( approx )

Explanation:

Given,

The original price = $ 24,365

Selling price = $ 16,820

Thus,

`\text{The percentage of discount}=\frac{\text{Original-Selling price}}{\text{Original price}}* 100`

`=(24365-16820)/(24365)* 100`

`==(7545)/(24365)* 100`

`=(754500)/(24365)`

`=30.9665503796\%`

`\approx 31.0\%`