Question

think about the process karen purchased a dvd player on sale. the original selling price was $175.90. the sale price was $141.37. what is the first step in finding the percent markdown? find the percent markdown. the percent markdown was %. (round to the nearest whole number as needed.)

Explanation:

Step1: Find the markdown amount

The markdown amount is the original price minus the sale price. So, we calculate $175.90 - 141.37$.
$175.90 - 141.37 = 34.53$

Step2: Calculate the percent markdown

The formula for percent markdown is $\frac{\text{Markdown Amount}}{\text{Original Price}} \times 100\%$. We substitute the values we have: $\frac{34.53}{175.90} \times 100\%$.
First, calculate $\frac{34.53}{175.90} \approx 0.1963$. Then multiply by 100%: $0.1963 \times 100\% = 19.63\%$. Rounding to the nearest whole number gives 20%.

Answer:

20