Question

The price of a car has been reduced from $14,500 to $10,730. What is the percentage decrease of the price of the car?

Answer 1

I will clarify you,
Given:-
Soln:-
Cost price of car(cp)=$14,500$
Selling price of car(sp)=$10,730
Loss amount(L) =?
Now,
we know that,
Loss amount(L)= $14500-$10730
= $3770
Also,
Loss percentage(L%)= loss*100/cp
=3770*100/14500
=26%
.•. The decrease percentage of the price of the car is 26%



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