A Wooden Duck with a Regular Selling Price of $125

question 78

Multiple Choice

A wooden duck with a regular selling price of $125.99 is marked down to $79.99. The percent of markdown is:

• A)57.51%
• B)36.51%
• C)35.61%
• D)55.71%
• E)None of these

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