Jasmine buys the magic carpet on sale for $374. She saved $66 off the regular price. What percent was the price discounted?
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Answer:15%Step-by-step explanation:Let c represent the regular price of the carpet. Then: sale price = regular price less discount $374 = c - $66Adding $66 to both sides isolates (solves for) c:$374 + $66 = c = $440. This is the regular price. $66---------- = 0.15 This is the fraction of the regular price by $440 which the regular price is reduced.Then the percentage of this discount was 0.15(100%) = 15%