Question

During a sale, a retailer marked reduced the price of a refrigerator from $1,820 to $1,183. Find the percent decrease in the price of the refrigerator.

Answer 1

The percentage decrease in the price of the refrigerator is 35%

Explanation:

The price of a refrigerator decreased from $1,820 to $1,183.

To find the percentage decrease, we have to first find the price decrease and then divide it by the original price and multiply by 100.

The price decrease is gotten by subtracting the new price from the old price:

1820 - 1183 = $637

The percentage decrease will therefore be:

`(637)/(1820) * 100` = 35%

The percentage decrease in the price of the refrigerator is 35%.