Question

The price of an oven changes from $450 to $396
a.13.6% increase
b.13.6%decrease
c.12% increase
d.12% increase

Answer 1

What is the AMOUNT increase?

Answer 2

umm??

Answer 3

well it an obvious answer pretty much common sense the numbers are decreasing so that would make it only one choice

Answer 4

OK its either c or d

Answer 5

I am lost someone help

Answer 6

read my last answer it shouldnt be confusing that question literally gives you the answer

Answer 7

ok

Answer 8

Answer my question. What is the AMOUNT of the Increase or Decrease?

Answer 9

I don't know the amount

Answer 10

Can you subtract and find it?

Answer 11

ok

Answer 12

54

Answer 13

450 - 396 = 54. Perfect.

Where did we start? 450 or 396?

Answer 14

Yes $450 to $396

Answer 15

Okay, What percent of where we started is the change?

In this problem, What percent of 450 is 54?

Answer 16

45%

Answer 17

\(\dfrac{54}{450} = 0.12 = 12%\)

How did you get 45%

Answer 18

ohh opps

Answer 19

ok so its 12

Answer 20

It's a 12% what?

Increase or Decrease?

Answer 21

Decrease

Answer 22

The correct answer is 12% Decrease. This isn't on the list.

Perhaps you mistyped answer choice D?

Answer 23

yea i did

Answer 24

thank you for helping me

Answer 25

Did you see what Rebecca was saying? If we look at it and see that it is a decrease, it would be quite simply to pick the only answer that actually says decrease! Unfortunately, that wasn't the real solution.

Do you know where 13.6% comes from?

Answer 26

If you forget where you STARTED, you may accidentally calculate \(\dfrac{54}{396} = 13.6\)%. That would be wrong. Always use where you STARTED.