1. Application of Percentage in Statement

2. Application of percentage increase / decrease of amount

3. Example1 : The price of a house is decreased from Rupees Fifteen lakhs to
Rupees Twelve lakhs. Find the percentage of decrease.
Solution Given:- Original price = Rs 15,00,000 ; Change in price = Rs 12,00,000
To Find:- Percentage of decrease
Decrease in price = 15,00,000 – 12,00,000 = 3,00,000
Ans:- Percentage of decrease is 20%

4. Example2 : The price of a bike is increased from Rs 10,000 to 11000.
Find the percentage of increase.
Solution Given:- Original price = Rs 10,000 ; Change in price = Rs 11,000
To Find:- Percentage of decrease
increase in amount = 12,000 – 11,000 = Rs 1,000
Ans:- Percentage of increase is 10%

5. Try these 1. The price of a mobile got decreased from 12000 to 9000.
Find the percentage of decrease.
2. The price of a house got increase from 2,00,000 to 2,50,000
Find the percentage of increase.