Percentage discounts
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Question 3
Zoe buys some bike gloves at the discounted price of $85.
If the gloves were originally $110, what was the percentage discount?
Round your answer to the nearest percentage.
Solution
The discount is $110 − $85 = $25.
The percentage discount = \(\dfrac{\text{the discount}}{\text{the original price}}\times100\%\)
= \(\dfrac{25}{110}\times100\%\)
= 22.72…
= 23% to the nearest percentage.
Question 4
David bought a pair of shoes at a discounted price for $80.
If the
discount was 25% what was the original price?
Question 5
David buys a skateboard at a discounted price of $85.
If the skateboard was originally $120, what was the percentage discount? Round your answer to the nearest percentage.
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