At a hardware store a tool set normally cost $80. During a sail this week the tool set cost $12 less than usual. What percentage of the usual price is the savings
Mathematics · High School · Thu Feb 04 2021
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Given:
At a hardware store a tool set normally cost $80. During a sale this week the tool set cost $12 less than usual.
Determine the percentage of the usual price is the savings.
Solution:
We must first find the sales price by subtracting 12 to 80.
= $80 - $12
= $68
In order to determine the percentage we must divide $68 by $80.
= $68/$80
=0.85
Since we are given a decimal answer, in order to convert it into percentage, we multiply the decimal by 100. Hence, in converting a percentage into decimal, we divide the percentage by 100.
= (0.85)(100)
= 85%
Final answer:
= 85%