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A price rose from ₹80 to ₹100, a 25% increase. Later it fell back from ₹100 to ₹80. What is the percentage decrease?

Class 7Percentage Increase and DecreaseComparing Quantities
  • A20%
  • B80%
  • C25%
  • D0%

Step-by-Step Solution

The fall is ₹20, but now the original is ₹100: . Undoing a 25% rise needs only a 20% fall.
Answer: A) 20%

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