Answer this question for me........?

Question

A store is selling a sweater for $17.90. The regular price is $22.95. What percent of the regular price is the sweater on sale for?

Please if you find out the answer tell me how and why you did it. Please thanks.

Answer 1

i guess and checked, i did 28%=5.012 so 17.90+5.012=22.91 and that is as close as i could get it with out going over. I did it because u asked me to . i started out wiht like guessing and checking 10% but that was too low so 25% was closer and then i guess and checked each single percent after that. so i 28%

Answer 2

I'm a tough shopper, and just looking at the price, I'd say 25% but that's guessing lol (still it gives you a guide).

Now to figure it out, you take the smaller figure and / it by the larger figure, as so:
17.90 / 22.95 = 0.78
And then x 100 to get the % = 78%
But that's 78% original, so 100% - 78% = 22% off

The formula:
smaller / larger = whatever
whatever x 100 = % Original
100% - % original = % off

The wanna make sure test:
22.95 x 0.78 = 17.90

That % original is not a real math term, it's just the terms I use.

Answer 3

okay, so you know that the percent off times 22.95 is going to equal $17.90, so

(x)(22.95) = 17.90

So, first, divide by 22.95, and find that x = 0.78.

This does not mean, though, that the sweater is 78% off. You have to take 1 - 0.78, to get the actual sale price of 22%

Answer 4

17.90/22.95=.78
.78 X 100= 78%
The sweater is on sale for 78% of the regular price.
(17.90 divided by 22.95 equals .78)

Answer 5

25%

Answer 6

22%

Answer 7

28.21% = (22.95-17.90)/17.90


check: 17.9 x 1.2821 = 22.95