Question

The price of an item changed from $175 to $150. Later, the price decreased to $125. Which of the two decreases was larger in percentage and how much is it?

Answer 1

175 - 150 = 25

25 / 175 = 0.1428 x 100 = 14.28% change

150 - 125 = 25

25 / 150 = 0.1666 x 100 = 16.67% change

16.67 - 14.28 = 2.39

The decrease from 150 to 125 was larger by about 2.4%

Percentages my vary depending on the rounding used.