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Buying a Dress

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February 6, 2009

Problem Statement

A housewife saved $2.50 \$2.50 in buying a dress on sale. If she spent $25 \$25 for the dress, she saved about: <spanclass=latexbold>(A)</span> 8%<spanclass=latexbold>(B)</span> 9%<spanclass=latexbold>(C)</span> 10%<spanclass=latexbold>(D)</span> 11%<spanclass=latexbold>(E)</span> 12% <span class='latex-bold'>(A)</span>\ 8 \% \qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(B)</span>\ 9 \% \qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(C)</span>\ 10 \% \qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(D)</span>\ 11 \% \qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(E)</span>\ 12 \%