the regular price of an item is $84. the item is on sale with a discount of $12. what is the discount rate?

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anonymous · Answer

im doing a test and i need help!!!!!!!

anonymous · Answer

I dont remember the exact formula to solve a problem like this, but I always just try to work backwards. $84 with a discount of $12 is $72. 72/84 will give you how much of the price you are still paying so if you subtract that from 100 percent you will get the amount you aren't paying (the discount). So 72/84=.857
1-.857=.143
14.3% is the discount. You can check this by multiplying 84 x .143.

anonymous · Answer

THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH!!!!!!