Question

What is the discount rate for a $50 headphones that are on sale for $42?

Answer 1

This is similar to the previous problem, but there is one more step.
First, you need to find the discount.
If the price was $50, and it is on sale for $42, what is the amount of the discount?

Answer 2

$8

Answer 3

Correct.
Now you can use the formula from the previous problem to find the discount rate.
discount rate = \(\dfrac{discount}{original ~price} \times 100 \)

Answer 4

800?

Answer 5

No. It's not 8 times 100.
First, you need to divide 8 by 50.
Then you multiply the result by 100.
What is 8 divided by 50?

Answer 6

0.16

Answer 7

Great.
Now multiply 0.16 by 100.
What do you get?
Write the number followed by a percent sign. That's the answer.

Answer 8

16

Answer 9

16%

Answer 10

Answer is 16%.
You got it.