Question

the price of a sandwich decreases from $8 to $6 what is the percentage decrease in the price of the sandwich

Answer 1

The percentage decrease is 25%.

Explanation:

The difference in price is $2:

$8 - $6 = $2

Now to find the percentage decrease, we use the formula decrease in price divided by original price (or new/old) times 100:

2/8 * 100.

This equals 200/800 which is 25%.