Question

The price of a car has been reduced from $15,000 to $9,000. What is the percentage decrease of the price of the car?

Answer 1

`40`% is the decrease.

Explanation:

To figure out the percentage decrease, you would first subtract the two numbers.

`15000 - 9000 = 6000`

Next, you would divide that number by the total.

`6000 / 15000 = .4`

`15000 * .4 = 6000`

`15000 - 6000 = 9000`

`40`% would be the decrease percentage.