Question

A car has a value of £15000 at the start of the

year, at the end of the year the car is worth £14000.
What is the percentage decrease ?

Answer 1

Given :-

• Value of car in start years Sv= $ 15,000
• Value of car in last years Ev = $ 14,000

Find :-

• % decrease .

Explanation

Using Formula

`\boxed{\tt{\red{\:(Decrease)\:=\:(Sv\:-\:Ev)}}}`

==> Decrease value = 15000 - 14,000

==> Decrease Value = $1000

Now, Calculate % decrease .

★ % decrease = decrease × 100/Sv

==> % Decrease = 1000 × 100/15,000

==> % Decrease = 100/15

==> % Decrease = 6.67 % [ Ans]