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A flower arrangement was marked down 12.5%. if the flowers originally cost $20, what is the amount of the discount?
A) $2.40
B) $2.50
C) $2.05
D) $17.50
12.5% is another way of saying 1/8, which means that the flowers were marked down by an eighth of the original price. This means that we can divide $20 by 8 to get the answer. 20 ÷ 8 = 2.5, so the answer is B) $2.50
