Question

A store decreases the price of an item from $120 to $90 what is the percent decrease

Answer 1

It is 75% off, hope you have a good day!

Answer 2

Answer: 25%

Step-by-step explanation:

The percent decrease is given by :-

$\dfrac{\text{Decrease in amount}}{\text{Previous amount}}\times 100$

Given : A store decreases the price of an item from $120 to $90 .

Decrease in amount = $\ 120-\ 90=\ 30$

The percent decrease will be :_

$\dfrac{30}{120}\times 100=25\%$

Hence, the percent decreases = 25%.