A store decreases the price of an item from $120 to $90 what is the percent decrease

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asked Jan 22, 2018 154k views

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Bastian Stein · Answer 1 · 2018-01-28T02:35:32+0000

Answer: 25%

Explanation:

The percent decrease is given by :-

$\frac{\text{Decrease in amount}}{\text{Previous amount}}* 100$

Given : A store decreases the price of an item from $120 to $90 .

Decrease in amount =
$\$120-\$90=\$30$

The percent decrease will be :_

$(30)/(120)* 100=25\%$

Hence, the percent decreases = 25%.