The regular price of an item is $65. The item is on sale with a discount of $8.

What is the discount rate?

Question

The regular price of an item is $65. The item is on sale with a discount of $8. 

What is the discount rate?

anonymous · Answer

8% of thats what your asking

anonymous · Answer

thank you, Immabee55!

whpalmer4 · Answer

The discount rate is the discount amount ($8) divided by the regular price, as a percentage.

anonymous · Answer

i did that whpalmer good job though thats how you do it :)

whpalmer4 · Answer

@Immabee55 then why did you start talking about 8%?  That's not the answer...

anonymous · Answer

I actually got it right. The answer was 8%.

anonymous · Answer

yh it is whpalmer it did say 8.125 but u round if it doesn't ask for exact answer

whpalmer4 · Answer

an $8 discount off of $65 is not an 8% discount.  8% of $65 is $5.20.

anonymous · Answer

palmer he got it right? im right lol you don't need make an argument

whpalmer4 · Answer

Let's pretend I'm stupid.  Explain to me how it is that 8% is the discount rate if the original price is $65 and you paid only $65-$8 = $57.

anonymous · Answer

Um... guys plz stop fighting... its asking for  percentage and the only answer choices r percentages.. so.... yeah