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Price of an article falls from Rs 1500 to Rs 1200. The decrease percent is
A25% only
B15% only
C20%
D30% only
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. 20%
1. Decrease = 1500 - 1200 = 300.
2. Decrease % = (300/1500) * 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 on decrease percent_
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