Question

Today the price of a new cell phone is $129 in 2000 the price of a similar cell phone was $240 what is the percent of the change in the price of a cell phone from 2000 to today?

Answer 1

46.25% is the percent of the change in the price of a cell phone from 2000 to today.

Explanation:

Cost of a cell phone in the year of 2000. C= $240

Cost of a same cell phone today, C'= $129

The percent of the change in price:

`(C-C')/(C)* 100`:

`(\$240-\$129)/(\$240)* 100=46.25\%`

46.25% is the percentage of the change in the price of a cell phone from 2000 to today.