Question

a store reduced the price of a game from $50 to $40. what is the percent decrease?

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate the amount of decrease

$50 - 40=10$

Step2: Calculate the percent - decrease formula

Percent decrease=$\frac{\text{Amount of decrease}}{\text{Original amount}}\times100\%$
Substitute the values: $\frac{10}{50}\times100\%$

Step3: Simplify the expression

$\frac{10}{50}\times100\% = 0.2\times100\%=20\%$

Answer:

$20$