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A sale on dog food that costs $10 a bag says buy 1, get one #1/2# off. What is the true percent discount on the dog food?

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Shivam · EZ as pi

Sep 28, 2017

#25%#

Explanation:

#2# bags is #$20# normally but you're getting the second one for half off.

So you are paying #$15# for two bags.

#15/20 =0.75#

#0.75 xx 100% = 75%#

So #25%# is the discount.

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