Question

The original selling price of a shirt was $45.

In a sale, the shirt is reduced to $32.50.
Calculate the percentage reduction,
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Answer 1

Given:

The original selling price of a shirt was $45.

In a sale, the shirt is reduced to $32.50.

To find:

The percentage reduction.

Solution:

We know that,

`\text{Percentage reduction}=\frac{\text{Original value - Reduced value}}{\text{Original value}}* 100`

`\text{Percentage reduction}=(45-32.50)/(45)* 100`

`\text{Percentage reduction}=(12.50)/(45)* 100`

On further simplification, we get

`\text{Percentage reduction}=(1250)/(45)`

`\text{Percentage reduction}=27.777778`

`\text{Percentage reduction}\approx 27.78`

Therefore, the percentage reduction is 27.78%.