Question

The price of a video game was reduced from $60 to $45. By what percentage was the price of the Vedic games reduced.

Answer 1

Answer:

$33.3\%$

Step-by-step explanation:

Given: price of a video game was reduced from $\ 60$ to $\ 45$

To find: percentage decrease in the price of the Vedic games

Solution:

Old price of the game $=\ 60$

New price of the game $=\ 45$

Decrease in the price of the Vedic games $=\ 60-\ 45=\ 15$

Percentage decrease in the price of the Vedic games = (Decrease in the price of the Vedic games × 100) ÷ New price of the game

$=\frac{15(100)}{45} =\frac{100}{3}\%=33.3\%$