Question

Nguyen wants to buy a tire that normally costs $86.25. It is currently on sale for $84 25. What is the percentage discount? Round your answer to the nearest tenth.​

Answer 1

• Cost price=86.25$
• Sale price=84.25$

• Discount=86.25-84.25=2$

Percentage discount

$\\ \rm\rightarrowtail \dfrac{2}{86.25}{100}$

$\\ \rm\rightarrowtail 0.0232(100)$

$\\ \rm\rightarrowtail 2.32\%$

Answer 2

Answer:

2.3% (nearest tenth)

Step-by-step explanation:

$\sf percentage \ change =\dfrac{|final \ value - initial \ value|}{initial \ value} \times 100\%$

Given:

• initial value = 86.25
• final value = 84.25

$\sf \implies percentage \ change =\dfrac{|84.25-86.25|}{86.25} \times 100\%$

$\sf \implies percentage \ change =\dfrac{2}{86.25} \times 100\%$

$\sf \implies percentage \ change =2.3\% \ (nearest \ tenth)$