Question

The original price of a desk was $80. And its price was marked

down to $70 during the holiday. What was the percentage of
discount for the desk during the holiday?

Answer 1

Answer: the answer is 12.5

Explanation:

Answer 2

Required Answer:-

Amount of discount =80-70=10$

percentage:-

`{:}\longrightarrow`
`\sf {(10)/(80)}* 100`

`{:}\longrightarrow`
`\sf {\frac {10}{4}}5`

`{:}\longrightarrow`
`\sf {\frac {50}{4}}`

`{:}\longrightarrow`
`\sf 12.5\%`