Question

Jamie bought a music player on sale for $65. The original price was $80

What percent discount did she receive?

Answer 1

19%

Explanation:

65/80 = 0.8125 (rounded to 0.81)

1.00 - 0.81 = 0.19

Answer 2

18.75%

Explanation:

I like to think of this as is/of = %/100

If 65 IS a percent OF 80 then we set it up as:

65/80= %/100

We are trying to find %.

We need to find the number you multiply 80 by, to get 100 which is 1.25.

Now multiply 65 by 1.25 to get your percent. You get 81.25 percent.

Subract 100-81.25

Now you have your answer of 18.75% discount.