Question

Anna bought a skirt on sale at a clothing store for $54.48. The original price of this skirt was $72.64. She is interested in a pair of leggings which have a tag that reads $11.55.

If the leggings are discounted at the same percentage, what is the discounted price for the leggings? Round the answer to the nearest cent.

Answer 1

Hey!

To find the discounted price for the leggings, we must find the percentage decrease betweem 72.64 and 54.58

{(54.58 - 72.64) / 72.64 ×100] = -25%

So, the skirt was discounted 25% off.

That means the leggings are discounted 25% off as well, so we must find 25% of 11.55:

11.55*25% = 2.8875

11.55 - 2.8875 = 8.6625

So, the discounted price of the leggings was $8.6625. You can round that to make it easier to understand.

And That's Your Answer!