Question

bernard bought an antique writing desk marked down from $7,776 to $1,944. what is the discount percentage? write your answer using a percent sign (%).

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate the amount of discount

The amount of discount is the original price minus the sale price.
$7776 - 1944=5832$

Step2: Calculate the discount percentage

The formula for discount percentage is $\frac{\text{Discount amount}}{\text{Original price}}\times100\%$.
Substitute the values: $\frac{5832}{7776}\times 100\%$.
Simplify $\frac{5832}{7776}=\frac{3}{4}$ (by dividing numerator and denominator by 1944).
Then $\frac{3}{4}\times100\% = 75\%$

Answer:

$75\%$