An item costs $36. The prove is increased by $15, then reduced by $15. Find the percent of increase and the percent of decrease

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Golden Graham

Mathematics

27 March, 00:26

An item costs $36. The prove is increased by $15, then reduced by $15. Find the percent of increase and the percent of decrease

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Ali Silva · Answer 1

The percent of increase is

15

36

=

0.41666

... around 42%,

and the new price is

$

51

.

The percent of decrease is

15

51

=

0.294

... about

29

%

and the new price is

$

36