A pair of sunglasses is on sale for $26. The origanal price of the sunglasses was $40 what percent of the original prive is the sales price

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Juliana Rowland

12 November, 03:53

A pair of sunglasses is on sale for $26. The origanal price of the sunglasses was $40 what percent of the original prive is the sales price

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Kai Garner · Answer 1

The answer is 35%. This is because you have to find the difference between the greatest price and the least price. So, 40-26=14. Now divide 14 by the original price, 14/40=0.35. This as a percent is 35%.

You can use this when finding the percentage decrease or increase in an amount!