Question

A department store has a discount on shoes based on a percentage of the price. Suppose one pair of shoes is marked down from $80 to $60. What is the price for a $150 pair of shoes after the discount is applied? Recall the percent change formula,

What was the percent discount?

What is the price for the shoes after the discount is applied?

Answer 1

112.5$

Explanation:

`80 - 60 = 20 \\(20 / 80)100 = 25\% \\ 75\% * 150 = 112.5`