casho went shopping for a new pair of sneakers because of a sale. the price on the tag was $25, but casho…

casho went shopping for a new pair of sneakers because of a sale. the price on the tag was $25, but casho paid $22.50 before tax. find the percent discount.

casho went shopping for a new pair of sneakers because of a sale. the price on the tag was $25, but casho paid $22.50 before tax. find the percent discount.

Answer

Explanation:

Step1: Find amount of discount

$25 - 22.50= 2.5$

Step2: Calculate percent - discount

Percent discount = $\frac{\text{Discount amount}}{\text{Original price}}\times100%=\frac{2.5}{25}\times100%$ $\frac{2.5}{25}\times100% = 0.1\times100%=10%$

Answer:

$10%$