alleryStart learning →To work out the amount of a discount, multiply the discount rate by the:
AOriginal price
BOriginal poster
COrdinary person
DOccasional prize
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Original price
1. The discount rate is given as a percent.
2. A percent on its own is not an amount of money.
3. Multiply the discount rate by the original price.
4. That product is the amount of the discount.
_Source: OpenStax Elementary Algebra 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 3 'Math Models', sections 3.1-3.5_
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