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  • 19-08-2020
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An article that is marked $500 was sold for $450 after a discount is given. Calculate the percentage discount given

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  • 21-08-2020

Answer:

10% discounted

Step-by-step explanation:

500× X = 450

while X is the sale price

so we solve for X

(500X)÷500 = 450 ÷ 500

X = 0.9

then we turn that into percentage

0.9 × 100 = 90%

finding the discount percentage

100% - 90% = 10%

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