Find the percent of decrease: original price $300, sales price $175.
Mathematics · Middle School · Thu Feb 04 2021
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Given:
Original price $300, sales price $175.
Find the percent of decrease.
Solution:
In order to find the percent of decrease we simply need to subtract 175 to 300, then we divide the difference by 300.
= 300 - 175
= 125
= 125/300
= 0.4166
Since we are given a decimal answer, in order to convert it into percentage, we multiply the decimal by 100. Hence, in converting a percentage into decimal, we divide the percentage by 100.
=(0.4166)(100)
= 41.66%
Final answer:
The percent of decrease is 41.66%