Question

Antonia bought a set of dishes, a towel, and a candle at a housewares store. The set of dishes cost $35.87, the towel cost $21.39, and the candle cost $9.45 before any coupons or discounts.

She used a $0.50-off coupon on the candle, a $2.75-off coupon on the towel, and the set of dishes was on sale for 10% off the regular price. Which of the following best describes the amounts that Antonia saved?
A.
She saved the greatest percentage on the towel.

B.
She saved the same percentage on the towel and the set of dishes.

C.
She saved the greatest percentage on the set of dishes.

D.
She saved the greatest percentage on the candle.

Answer 1

Compute percent saved for each item.

- Dishes: 10% off, so savings = 10.00%.
- Towel: 2.75/21.39 ≈ 0.1286 → 12.86% saved.
- Candle: 0.50/9.45 ≈ 0.0529 → 5.29% saved.

The towel has the largest percent saved, so answer A.