Activity 5 Directions: Solve the following percentage problems. Write your answers on the blank.
1. The price of gasoline decreased by 18%. If a liter of gasoline sold P 48.50 a before the decrease, what was the amount of the decrease?
a. What is asked?
b. What are the given fact?
c. What operation or formula is to be used? d. Show your solution.
1. The price of gasoline decreased by 18%. If a liter of gasoline sold P 48.50 a before the decrease, what was the amount of the decrease?
a. What is asked?
b. What are the given fact?
c. What operation or formula is to be used? d. Show your solution.
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Answer:
a. amount of the decrease
b. percentage rate = 28%
price = 48.50 pesos
C.
rate x price = amount decrease
d.
amount decrease = 48.50 x 28%
= 48.50 x .28
amount decrease = 13.58 pesos
the price is reduced by 13.58 pesos therefore the new price of gasoline is
= 48.50 13.58
= 34.92 pesos