A store manager is marking down sets of spoons from $20 to $16. What is the discount, as a percentage?

Question

Write your answer using a percent sign (%).

Answer 1

To find the discount as a percentage, we first need to calculate the amount of the discount and then divide that by the original price.

1. Calculate the amount of the discount: \[ \text{Original Price} - \text{Sale Price} = 20 - 16 = 4 \]

2. Calculate the discount percentage: \[ \text{Discount Percentage} = \left( \frac{\text{Discount Amount}}{\text{Original Price}} \right) \times 100 \] \[ = \left( \frac{4}{20} \right) \times 100 \] \[ = 0.2 \times 100 = 20 \]

The discount, as a percentage, is 20%.