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Miko spent 8% of her salary on a dress. If she had bought the dress during a sale instead, she would have spent 4.8% of her salary instead. The original price of the dress was $100. How much was the discount given during the sale?

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Miko spent 8% of her salary on a dress. If she had bought the dress during a sale instead, she would have spent 4.8% of her salary instead. The original price of the dress was $100. How much was the discount given during the sale?

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  1. First, we need to find out Miko's salary. We know that 8% of her salary is equal to the original price of the dress, which is 100.So,wecansetuptheequation0.08salary=100. So, we can set up the equation 0.08 * salary = 100 to find her salary. Solving for salary, we get salary = 100/0.08=100 / 0.08 = 1250.

  2. Next, we need to find out how much Miko would have spent if she bought the dress during the sale. We know that this would be 4.8% of her salary, so we can calculate this as 0.048 * 1250=1250 = 60.

  3. Finally, we can find the discount given during the sale by subtracting the sale price from the original price. So, the discount is 100100 - 60 = $40.

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