Pl help The regular price of a coat is $35.25. During a sale, the coat rang up for $19.99. What was the percent off of the coat during the sale? (5 points)

a
The sale was for a 43% decrease.

b
The sale was for a 76% increase.

c
The sale was for a 76% decrease.

d
The sale was for a 43% increase.

a

The sale was for a 43% decrease.

Step-by-step explanation:

The computation of the percent off of the coat during the sale is shown below:

Regular price is $35.25

And, in the sale the price is $19.99

So, the percent off would be

= ($35.25 - $19.99) ÷ ($19.99)

= 43% decrease

hence, the percent off of the coat during the sale is 43% decrease

Therefore the correct option is a.

And, all the other options are incorrect

first one is a: renaming a fraction. second one is c: de-c

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my explanation is that these were the answers on edg : )

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