Question
The price of an article is increased by 25%. By what
percentage should the new price be reduced to get back the original price?Solution
Let original price = 100 Increased price = 100 + 25% of 100 = 125 To get back to 100 from 125: Decrease = 125 − 100 = 25 Required % decrease = (25 / 125) × 100 = 20% Answer: 20% decrease
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