You work in a department store and sell a dress that is on sale for $58.80. If the regular price of the dress is $98, what is the discount?

Divide 58.80 by 98. The discount is 60%

Wrong! Brain fart. The do 100 - 60 = 40. The discount is 40%

40%

Step-by-step explanation:

First, divide:

58.8 / 98 = 0.6 - or 60%

58.8 = 60% of 98

Which means that the dress must be 40% off.

Because it is now only 60% of the original price.