Question

The price of tomatoes is increased by 25%. By what percentage should the price of tomatoes decrease inorder to bring it back to its original cost?
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Answer 1

Let the original price of tomatoes is ₹100
The increased price of tomatoes = ₹100 + $\frac{25}{100}\times 100$
= ₹125
Increase in price = ₹125 - ₹100 = ₹25
the price needs to be reduced by ₹25 to bring it back to the original amount
$\therefore$ Percentage decrease =$\frac{25}{125}\times 100$% = 20%