Jasmine buys the magic carpet on sale for $380. Jasmine saved $120 off the regular price. What percent was the price of the magic carpet discounted? Show your calculation step-by-step

Mathematics · High School · Wed Jan 13 2021

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Given :

Selling price of carpet = $380

Discount = $120

So, Marked price of carpet = selling price  + discount 

= $(380+120)

= $500

So, discount % = discount/marked price ×100%

= 120/500 × 100 %

= 24%

 

Hence, there was 24% discount on magic carpet.