Question

a piece of luggage sells for $225.00 it is on sale this week for $195.00 what is the percent decrease to the nearest whole percent 16%, 18%, 13%, 15%

Answer 1

Answer: 13%

Explanation:

Given : A piece of luggage sells for $225.00 it is on sale this week for $195.00 .

Decrease in price = $225.00-$195.00= $30.00

Formula to find the percent decrease :-

`\frac{\text{Decrease in price}}{\text{Previous price}}*100\\\\=(30)/(225)*100=13.3333333333\approx13\%\ \ [\text{Rounded to the nearest whole percent.}]`

Hence, the percent decrease = 13%