The cost of a camera decreased from $150 to $65.
What is the percent of decrease in the price?
Round to the nearest percent.
Question 8 options:
43%
57%
85%
131%
To calculate the percent decrease in price, we need to find the difference in price and then express it as a percentage of the original price.
The difference in price is:
$150 - $65 = $85
To express this as a percentage of the original price:
($85/$150) * 100 = 56.67%
Rounding to the nearest percent gives us the answer of:
57%
Therefore, the percent of decrease in the price is 57%.