Question

Choose the correct discount or markup. if an item has a retail price = $995 and a discount of 15%, how much is the discount? it is $ .

Answer 1

$149.25

Explanation:

Answer 2

$149.25

Explanation:

The discount is 15% of $995

Find the Discount

`15\%*995`

Note that percentages can also be written as that number over 100.

`(15)/(100)*995`

Simplify the fraction

`(3)/(20)*995=(2985)/(20)=149.25`

Therefore the discount is $149.25.