Question

a sweater originally priced at $32 is on sale for $28.what is the percent of decrease rounded to the nearest whole number?

Answer 1

Given original priced =$32
on sale=$28
Decrease price =32-28=$4
decrease in %=(original price-sale price)*100/(original price)
percent of decrease =(32-28)*100/32
percent of decrease =400/32
percent of decrease=12.5%

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