Question

At a local department store,shirts typically cost 40$.However due to a special, the shirts the shirts are reduced to 38$. What percent of the original price has the shirts been reduced to?

Answer 1

To determine what percent of the original price was reduced, you have to calculate the percentage of decrease. To do so, calculate the difference between the original price and the sales price, then divide the result by the original price and multiply it by 100:

`\frac{\text{original-new}}{\text{original}}\cdot100`
`(40-38)/(40)\cdot100=(2)/(40)\cdot100=(1)/(20)\cdot100=5`

The shirts price was reduced a 5%