a cell phone is normally $999 but is discounted to $675. what percent of the original price does Becky pay

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To find out what percent of the original price Becky pays, you can use the formula:

\[ \text{Percentage of original price paid} = \left( \frac{\text{Discounted Price}}{\text{Original Price}} \right) \times 100 \]

In this case, the original price is $999 and the discounted price is $675.

Now, plug in the values:

\[ \text{Percentage of original price paid} = \left( \frac{675}{999} \right) \times 100 \]

Calculating that:

\[ \frac{675}{999} \approx 0.6756756756756756 \]

Now, multiply by 100:

\[ 0.6756756756756756 \times 100 \approx 67.57 \]

Thus, Becky pays approximately 67.57% of the original price.