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
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I've tried dividing the 8500 by 5100 but I can't work out how to get a percentage from i
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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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