The price of a camera is first increased by and then reduced by . What is the overall change in the price?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. an increase of 26%
- Step 1: Multiply the two factors: .
- Step 2: Compare with : the overall change is .
Answer
an increase of 26%.
Why not the others: an increase of 30%: it simply subtracts the two percentages, but the second change applies to the new price. a decrease of 26%: the direction of the change is reversed. an increase of 21%: the two factors are not multiplied correctly.
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