Sale price is $950. Original is $1000. What % of the originl price will you save if you buy it?

Question

Suppose you go shopping for a new futon bed for your apartment/home. The model you really like happens to be on sale for $950. It's original price is $1000. What percent of the original price will you save if you purchase it? Write your answer to the nearest tenth of a percent, but in decimal form.

Answer 1

start pries=1000, sale pries=950$, so kut=50$... off=50/1000=5/100=5%