Maths - percentages?

Question

if a company charges £76 per hour, and they only charge you £50 per hour, what percentage is the discount and how did you work it out?? thanks

Answer 1

76 minus 50 is 26. Divide the difference(or discount amount - in this case 26) by the original whole-76. A 34.21% discount.

Answer 2

Take the difference between the regular price and the price you were charged (76-50), which is 26, and divide that by the original price 26/76 = .342105.... This translates into a 34% discount. Not too bad!

Answer 3

Percentage Change:

[{Original (O) ± Change (C)} Divided by Original (O)] Multiplied by 100

In your example:
O = 76
C = 76 - 26 = 50

So [{76-50}/76] x 100

26/76 x 100

Discount applied to Original Price = 34.2 % (to one decimal place)

Answer 4

finding the discount

Subtract 50 from 76

76 - 50 = 26

Divide 26 by 76 to get the decimal

26 / 76 = 0.342105263

Multiply 0.342105263 times 100 and attach the % symbol

0.342105263 x 100 = 34.21052632

34.2 % rounded to one decimal place

The amount of discound is 34.2 %

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Answer 5

Remember this equation:

% Change = change/original x 100

so in this case,

% change = (76-50)/76 x 100 = 34.2%

Answer 6

76-50=26

26/76= .34 = 34%

Answer 7

ok,so.......
Orig price=76
Price (4 u)=50
Therefore,discount=26

Discount%= (Discount/ Orig Price)*100(coz its discount %)
=(26/76)*100
= (0.34211)*100
=34.2%

Answer 8

76-50=26
26/76=34.2%

Answer 9

x% = x/100 = (76 - 50)/76
x = 100(76 - 50)/76
x% = 34.21%