Look up Helen in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Helen is a feminine given name derived from the Ancient Greek name á¼Î»Î­Î½Î· HelenÄ (dialectal variant: á¼Î»Î­Î½Î± Helena) whose etymology is unknown; a derivation of the latter from á¼Î»Î­Î½Î·, a variant form of á¼Î»Î¬Î½Î·, i.e.  torch , is considered rather uncertain.ook up Helen in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Helen is a feminine given name derived from the Ancient Greek name á¼Î»Î­Î½Î· HelenÄ (dialectal variant: á¼Î»Î­Î½Î± Helena) whose etymology is unknown; a derivation of the latter from á¼Î»Î­Î½Î·, a variant form of á¼Î»Î¬Î½Î·, i.e.  torch , is considered rather uncertain.
Typically, a store will discount an item by a percent of the original price. In this problem, an item that originally costs $15 is being discounted by 10%. So 10% off refers to the rate of discount.To solve this problem, we need a procedure.rocedure: 1  The rate is usually given as a percent. 2  To find the discount, multiply the rate by the original price. 3  To find the sale price, subtract the discount from original price.
Once an item has been marked down it is worth less than what was originally paid for the item. An item which cost $45 and initially priced at $100 is only worth $36 after being marked down to $80. (45/100 =.45; 80 x .45 = 36). For $36 you can buy a new item to retail for $80.