Problema Solution
You are shopping for an executive desk chair at The Furniture Gallery. You see two you like on sale. Chair A was originally $19.99 now on sale for $79.99 and Chair B was originally $149.99 now on sale for $89.99. Calculate the markdown percent of each chair to determine which is the better bargain. Is it Chair A or Chair B?
Answer provided by our tutors
chair A:
discount = $60
% discount = 60/79.99 * 100 = 75%
chair B:
discount = $60
%discount = 60/149.99 * 100 = 40%
chair A is better bargain.