Question

Help!
if a store offers 3 for the price of 2. What is the implied discount?
a) 20%
b) 33%
c) 40%
d) 66%

Answer 1

how far did you get?

Answer 2

i'm really bad a doing percentage's. i have no idea where to start @jim_thompson5910

Answer 3

let's say each item is $20

how much would it cost to buy 2 items? 3 items?

Answer 4

for 2 it would be $40 and for 3 it would be $60.

Answer 5

how much do you save if you buy 3 items but you pay the price as if it were 2 items

Answer 6

i would save $20. is it 20%?

Answer 7

you do save $20 but it's not 20%

Answer 8

it's only 20% IF the total price for the three items was $100

Answer 9

you save $20. This is the discount

divide the discount by the original price to get 20/60 = 1/3 = 0.3333... = 33.33%

Answer 10

the discount as a fixed number is $20

the discount as a percentage (of the original price) is roughly 33%

the idea is that you take 33% of the original price ($60) and subtract that off the original price

Answer 11

ok, now i understand how to do this. thank you so much, again!

Answer 12

no problem