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A number changes from 75 to 60. The decrease percent is
A20%
B15% only
C25% only
D12.5% only
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. 20%
1. Decrease = 75 - 60 = 15.
2. Decrease % = (15/75) * 100.
3. = 20%.
4. So the decrease is 20%.
_Source: Selina Concise Mathematics Class 8, Ch 9 Percent and Percentage (Mistral OCR'd PDF), section 9.1, point 6_
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