Question

At a local department store sweaters typically cost $30 however due to a special the sweaters are reduced to$6 what percent of the original price has the sweaters been reduced to? Round ur answer to the nearest whole number if necessary

Answer 1

The sweater prices have reduced by 80% due to the special.

Step-by-step explanation:

Step 1; Cost before reduction was $30. The cost after reduction was 6$. Cost reduced= cost before reduction - cost after reduction

Cost reduced= $30 - $6 = $24

Step 2; We must find how much of the cost was reduced from the initial cost i.e. how much $6 is to $30. To do this we must convert it into a percentage. We divide the $6 with the $30 to get a value. This value must be multiplied with a 100 to be converted into a percentage.

Cost by which sweater was reduced= 24/30 * 100 = 0.8 * 100 = 80%.

So the price of the sweater was reduced from $30 to $6 which means there was a reduction of 80%.