Mathematics
Grade-7
Easy
Question
A skirt is generally sold at $40. In a sale it was found to be $30. Determine the discount percent offered in sale.
- 15%
- 25%
- 50%
- 40%
Hint:
To find the discount % we will be finding the discount by subtracting sale price from original price and then using the formula we can easily find out the discount %.
The correct answer is: 25%
Here we will be finding the discount % offered in the sale.
STEP BY STEP SOLUTION
DISCOUNT = 40-30 =10
FORMULA =
LET DISCOUNT%=X
X= 
X=1
25
X=25
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