29.95 - 22.85 = 7.10
7.10 / 29.95 = 0.23706 = 23.71 percent
Answer is C
Answer:
23.71%
Step-by-step explanation:
Given :You are offered an item for $22.85. If the seller states he normally sells the same item for $29.95,
To Find :what percentage discount is he offering you
Solution :
The original price is $29.95
The offered price is $22.85
So the discount percentage = [tex]\frac{\text{original price-offered price}}{\text{original price}}*100[/tex]
= [tex]\frac{29.95-22.85}{29.95}*100[/tex]
= [tex]\frac{7.1}{29.95}*100[/tex]
= 23.71%
Thus the percentage of discount is 23.71%
