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Laura purchased a new dress from an outlet store for $179.55. Her friend Caitlin purchased the same dress from a retail store for $234.99. Find the rate of discount offered bythe outlet store (to the nearest tenth of a percent).21.9%22.3%23.6%25.0%None of these choices are correct.

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STEP 1

Laura's dress =$ 179.55

Caitlin's dress= $ 234.99

The difference =$234.99-$179.55

The difference=$55.44

STEP 2

[tex]\begin{gathered} \text{The rate of discount =}\frac{55.44}{234.99}\times100\text{ percent} \\ \\ \text{The rate of discount =0.2359}\times100percent \\ \text{The rate of discount =}23.6\text{percent} \end{gathered}[/tex]

THE FINAL ANSWER IS 23.6%

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