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  • 23-11-2020
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Right before Thanksgiving, a turkey went on sale from $20 to $17. What percent off was the discount?
(hint: part=percent•whole)

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  • 23-11-2020

Answer:

15% discount

Step-by-step explanation:

Since the original price was 20 we can multiply it by 5 to get 100 which is the base max for all percentages, then if we take 17 and multiply by 5 we get 85. The amount missing from 85 to get to 100 is the discount which happens to be 15%.

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