alleryStart learning →In the discount model, how is the amount of discount found?
AMultiply the discount rate by the original price
BMultiply the sale price by the discount rate
CSubtract the sale price from the discount rate
DAdd the discount rate to the original price
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Multiply the discount rate by the original price
1. The discount model defines the amount of discount using two known quantities.
2. Those two quantities are the discount rate and the original price.
3. Multiplying the discount rate by the original price gives the amount of discount in dollars.
_Source: OpenStax Elementary Algebra (CC BY 4.0), Ch 3 "Math Models", section 3.2 Solve Percent Applications_
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