Question

a sales associate uses this table to calculate the percentage that a store sale takes off the price of the shirt. here is the associate’s work: $32 - $28 / $32 = $4 / $32 = 1.25% a store manager reviews the associate’s work. at which step will the store manager find an error? table with columns: item, regular price, sale price; rows: shirt (regular price $32, sale price $28), hat (regular price $25, sale price $20) options: a) checking the work against the data for recording errors. b) checking that the correct formula was used for this situation and the order of operations was followed. c) checking the work for calculation errors. d) the associate’s work is correct.

Explanation:

Step1: Identify discount calculation formula

The correct formula for percentage discount is $\text{Discount Percentage} = \frac{\text{Regular Price} - \text{Sale Price}}{\text{Regular Price}} \times 100\%$.

Step2: Calculate correct discount percentage

For the shirt: $\frac{32 - 28}{32} \times 100\% = \frac{4}{32} \times 100\% = 12.5\%$.

Step3: Locate the associate's error

The associate calculated $\frac{4}{32}=1.25\%$, missing the multiplication by 100 to convert the decimal to a percentage. This is a calculation error.

Answer:

C) Checking the work for calculation errors.