Question

Find the percent of discount on a pair of jeans if the original price was $30 and it is now selling for $22.50. Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a percent.
I would like an explination to this please!

Answer 1

the discount is 30-22.50 = 7.50

The % discount is 7.50/30 = .25 = 25%

Answer 2

Jill purchased a pair of jeans that were on sale for 22% off the original price. The original price of the jeans was $68.50. How much was the discount