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The original price of a scarf was $16. During a store closing sale, a shopper saved $12 on the scarf. What percentage discount did she received? Explain or show your reasoning.

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clarch19

Answer:

75%

Step-by-step explanation:

the question can be '12 is what percent of 16'?

we can use this proportion:  let 'd' = discount

is/of = %/100

12/16 = d/100

cross-multiply to get:

16d = 1200;  d = 1200/16

which is 75 percent

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