In order to find the trade discount amount and the net price, you first calculate the 25% of $450. You proceed as follow:
(25/100) x 450 = 112.5
the percentage is divided by 100, an
Then, $112.5 is the 25% of $450. And $112.5 is the discount amount
Next, to calculate the net price, you simply calculate the difference between the intial price ($450) and the price after the discount ($112.5), just as follow:
net price = $450 - $112.5 = $337.5
Hence, the discount amount is $112.5 and the net price is $337.5
