Question

The price of a car has been reduced from $22,500 to $16,650. What is the percentage decrease of the price of the car?

Answer 1

26%

Explanation:

$22,500-$16,650= $5,850

I started by multiplying buy 0.20 from $22,500 and then Jumped to 0.25% and when I realized i was close I multiplied $22,500 *0.26 and matched the decreasing price of $5,850.

$22,500*0.20 = $4,500 off

$22,500*0.25 = $5,625 off

$22,500*0.26 = $5,850 off