The price of an item yesterday was $140 Today, the price fell to $119. Find the percentage decrease.
The percentage decrease is given by :
( [ Old Price - New Price] / [ Old Price] * 100 ) % ....so we have......
( [140 - 119] / [ 140] *100 ) % =
( [21/ 140] * 100) % =
(2100 / 140) % =
(210 / 14) % =
15 %
