Using percentages for expressing discounts and comparing prices
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Method 2
100% − 20% = 80%.
Therefore the new sale price will be 80% of the original price.
| Sale price for the first pair | = 0.8 × $95 |
| = $76. |
100% − 25% = 75% therefore the new sale price will be 75% of the original price.
| Sale price for the second pair | = 0.75 × $90 |
| = $67.50. |
The difference between the sale prices is = $76 − $67.50 = $8.50.
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