Question

The sales of a company was Rs. 35,000
in June and Rs. 30,000 in July. Find the
percentage decrease. ​

Answer 1

The sales of a company was Rs. 35,000  in June and Rs. 30,000 in July. Then percentage decrease is 14.28 %

Solution:

Given that,

The sales of a company was Rs. 35,000  in June and Rs. 30,000 in July

The percent decrease is given by formula:

$Percent\ Decrease = \frac{Final\ value - initial\ value}{Initial\ value} \times 100$

Here, from given,

Initial value = 35000

Final value = 30000

Therefore,

$Percent\ Decrease = \frac{30000 - 35000}{35000} \times 100\\\\Percent\ Decrease = \frac{-5000}{35000} \times 100\\\\Percent\ Decrease = -0.1428 \times 100\\\\Percent\ Decrease = -14.28 \%$

Negative sign means decrease in pecent

Thus percentage decrease is 14.28 %

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