A pair of jeans costs $53 dollars. The jeans were marked down to $37.

Part A: Explain how to find the percent decrease of the price. Then round to the nearest whole percent.
Part B: A customer comes in with a coupon for 15% off a pair of jeans. They can either use the coupon on the full price or get the discount price without the coupon. Which is the better deal? Show your work for each side by side and then make sure to write your answer in a complete sentence.

Question

A pair of jeans costs $53 dollars. The jeans were marked down to $37. 

Part A: Explain how to find the percent decrease of the price. Then round to the nearest whole percent.  
Part B: A customer comes in with a coupon for 15% off a pair of jeans. They can either use the coupon on the full price or get the discount price without the coupon. Which is the better deal?  Show your work for each side by side and then make sure to write your answer in a complete sentence.

anonymous · Answer

First try finding the difference between new price and old price, then figure out what percentage of $53 that makes up for part A

anonymous · Answer

Then for part B, just use the answer from part A to see which deal is better

anonymous · Answer

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