Question

A play station costs $500, but you want to only pay $450. How much discount in percents do you want?

Answer 1

10%

Explanation:

450 of 500 is 90%

so you would ask for a 10% discount.

Answer 2

You only want a 10% discount...

500 - 450 = 50

50/500 = 1/10 = .1 = 10%