In the spring, the owner of a sporting goods store decreases the price of winter gloves from $10.00 to $8.00. She increases the
price of swimming goggles from $8.00 to $10.00. Without doing the math, do you think that the percent decrease in the price of the gloves is the same as the percent increase of the goggles? Explain your reasoning.
without doing the math, we can affirm that the percent in decrease in the price of the gloves is <u>not</u> the same as the percent increase of the goggles. decreasing $2 from $10 will have a lower decrease than an increase of $2 from $8 since $2 represents a higher portion of $8 compared to $10
