If the price of an item increases by 25%, by what percent must it be decreased to bring it back to the original price?
Difficulty: Hard
About this MCQ
Hard Percentage Mcqs item. Correct choice: A. 20%.
- A. 20% ✓
- B. 25%
Why not B: “25%” is not 20%.
- C. 15%
Why not C: “15%” is not 20%.
- D. 30%
Why not D: “30%” is not 20%.
Correct answer
A. 20%
Explanation
20% (option A) is the accepted answer to “If the price of an item increases by 25%, by what percent must it be decreased to bring it back to the original price”. Option B (25%) is a different value from 20%. Option C (15%) is a different value from 20%. Option D (30%) is a different value from 20%. Keep 20% as the Percentage Mcqs fact for this stem.
Source: FPSC/NTS Past Papers
Tags: FPSC, Percentage, Price
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