Mario bought some pants that were orginally $45 on sale for $18. What was the percent of the discount?

To calculate Mario's percent discount, you will find the difference in prices and then divide what you got when you subtracted by the original price.

$45 - $18 = $27

$27

$45 = 0.6

0.6 = 60%

There was a 60% discount in the price of Mario's pants.