huda wrote:
huda wrote:
At the beginning of the year, the price of an item increased by 30%. After the increased, an employee purchased it with a 40% discount. The price the employee paid was what percent below the original price?
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For any percentage problem always compare with
100, for easy calculation
Let the price of the item = $
100Now, the price is increased by
30%, the price of the item =
100∗1.3Again price decreased by
40% , the price of the item =
100∗1.3∗0.6Final price =
100∗1.3∗0.6=78% Change =
100−78100∗100=22%
The price paid by the employee was 22% below the original price