Question

The cost of a sweatshirt was on sale for $18. Find the
percent of decrease if the sweatshirt was originally
$25.

Answer 1

25-18=7

7/25(100)=28

It was decreased by 28%.

Answer 2

The percentage decrease(loss) of selling sweatshirts is 28%.

How to find percentage change?

To find the percentage change of any value we need to divide by that change to the original value and then multiply by 100.

Percentage change = (change in value × 100)÷(riginal value).

Given that the selling cost of sweatshirts is $18.

The cost of the sweatshirt was $25.

Change of value

$25 - $18 = $7

By the formula

Percentage decrease = ($7)×100÷ ($25) %

Percentage decrease = 28% Hence,the percentage decreases is 28$.

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