The price of an item yesterday was $65. Today, the price fell to $26. How do you find the percentage decrease?

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Answer 1 · 2017-11-23T12:49:58

The percentage decrease is #60%#.

The original price, which is #100%#, is #$65#. This is reduced to #$26# (#x%#; which is what we are finding).

So, you subtract:

#$65-$26=$39#

Now we do the cross-multiplying;

#100%=$65#

#x % =$39#

You get

#x=60#