Apair of sunglasses is on sale for $26. the origanal price of the sunglasses was $40 what percent of the original prive is the sales price

The answer is 35%. This is because you have to find the difference between the greatest price and the least price. So, 40-26=14. Now divide 14 by the original price, 14/40=0.35. This as a percent is 35%.
You can use this when finding the percentage decrease or increase in an amount!

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