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  • 11-02-2020
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A pair of shoes was regularly priced at $85 but is now on sale for $59.50. What percent discount was applied to the regular price?

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  • 11-02-2020

Answer:

  30% discount

Step-by-step explanation:

The percentage change between two values can be found by ...

  percentage change = ((new value)/(old value) -1) × 100%

  = (59.50/85.00 -1) × 100%

  = (0.7 -1) × 100%

  = -30%

A 30% discount was applied to the regular price.

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