Question

A bookstore owner is having a sale the book Bart wants was originally priced at $14.99 the book is now $10.04 by what percentage was the price reduced

Answer 1

Answer: The required percentage is 33.02%.

Step-by-step explanation: Given that a bookstore owner is having a sale. The book Bart wants was originally priced at $14.99 the book is now $10.04.

We are to find the percentage by which the price was reduced.

The price by which the price of the book reduced is given by

R.P. = $(14.99 - 10.04) = $4.95.

Therefore, the percentage by which the price of the book reduced is given by

`P=(4.95)/(14.99)* 100\%\\\\=33.02\%`

Thus, the required percentage is 33.02%.