A lamp is on sale, and its price is reduced from $80 to $50. What is the percent of decrease? Select from the drop-down menu to

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Rufina [12.5K]

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A lamp is on sale, and its price is reduced from $80 to $50. What is the percent of decrease? Select from the drop-down menu to

correctly complete the statement.

Mathematics

2 answers:

Likurg_2 [28] · Answer 1 · 2022-02-26T02:17:08+03:00

Likurg_2 [28]3 years ago

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$80 - $50 = $30

$30 * 100 / $ 80 = 37.5%

answer: 37.5% of decrease.

BabaBlast [244] · Answer 2 · 2022-02-26T04:10:15+03:00

BabaBlast [244]3 years ago

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The percentage decrease is equal to the change in price ( the decreased amount) divided by the original amount, then multiplied by 100. We have,

Percentage decrease = $\frac{80-50}{80}=0.375*100=37.5$ %

ANSWER: 37.5%