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.

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2 answers

the discount is 30-22.50 = 7.50

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