Question

A bike priced for $50 but when jerome arrived at the counter to purchase the bike the cashier told him the bike was $25 what percent was the bike reduced by

Answer 1

Answer: The price of the bicycle was reduced by 50%.

Step by step explanation:

The percentage P by which the price of the bicycle was reduced is:

P = 100 (Price difference) / (previous price)

In our case:

P = 100 (50 - 25) / 50

P = 100 (25/50)

P = 100 (0.5)

P = 50%