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A store advertises a sale that all items are marked down 30% or more. A life jacket is marked down from $68 to a sale price of $44.20. Is the advertisement true? Explain why or why not.

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sqdancefan

Answer:

  yes, the discount is more than 30%

Step-by-step explanation:

The price change percentage is ...

  %change = ((new price)/(old price) -1) × 100%

  = (44.20/68 -1)  × 100%

  = -0.35  × 100% = -35%

The jacket was marked down 35%, so matches the ad description.