Question

During a​ sale, a dress decreased in price from ​$80 to ​$76. What was the percent of​ decrease?

Answer 1

Hey!

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This is also known as finding the "percent of change".

Formula: $\frac{New~Value~-~Old~Value}{Old~Value}*100~percent$

~Solve

$\frac{76~-~80}{80} = \frac{-4}{80} = -0.05 * 100~percent = -5~percent$

Change it back to positive.

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Hence, the dress was decreased by 5%

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Hope This Helped! Good Luck!

Answer 2

5 percent is the correct answer