Question

At a garage sale, Petra priced her scooter for $15.50. She ended up selling it for $10.75. Find the percent of decrease in the price of the scooter. Round to the nearest tenth if necessary.

Answer 1

Explanation:

Answer:

The percent of decrease in the price of the scooter is 30.6%.

Explanation:

In order to calculate the percent of decrease, you have to divide the difference between the two numbers by the original number and multiply the result for 100:

% decrease=((10.75-15.50)/15.50)*100

% decrease=-0.306*100

% decrease= -30.6%

According to this, the answer is that the percent of decrease in the price of the scooter is 30.6%.