SOLUTION: You buy a car for �8500 and sell it a year later for �5100. What is the percentage loss? I've tried dividing the 8500 by 5100 but I can't work out how to get a percentage from i

Question 541329: You buy a car for �8500 and sell it a year later for �5100. What is the percentage loss?
I've tried dividing the 8500 by 5100 but I can't work out how to get a percentage from it.
Answer by jpg7n16(66) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
How to get a percentage change:

In your case, it used to be worth 8500 (Old Number) and is now worth 5100 (New Number). Plug in and solve. Hope this helps!
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