Question

During a sale, the price of a sweather was changed from $20-$16. What was the percemt of decrease in the price of the sweather

Answer 1

Answer:

20%

Step-by-step explanation:

STEP 1:

final - initial = change in price.

$16 - $20 = -$4

STEP 2:

change / initial = % change.

-$4 / $20 = -0.20 = -20%

therefore, the price decreased by 20%.