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Finding Increase or Decrease Percentage in Situations

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A shop owner decreased the selling price of a pair of shoes from 25 $t o$ $22$ . By what percentage was the price decreased?

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Solution

change in price $=$ original price $-$ price after reduction $= 25 - 22 = 3$
Percent change $= \frac{c h a n g e}{o r i g i n a l p r i c e} \times 100 = \frac{3}{25} \times 100 = 12 %$

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