a piece of luggage sells for $225.00 it is on sale this week for $195.00 what is the percent decrease to the nearest whole percent 16%, 18%, 13%, 15%

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Answer: 13%

Step-by-step explanation:

Given : A piece of luggage sells for $225.00 it is on sale this week for $195.00 .

Decrease in price = $225.00-$195.00= $30.00

Formula to find the percent decrease :-

[tex]\dfrac{\text{Decrease in price}}{\text{Previous price}}\times100\\\\=\dfrac{30}{225}\times100=13.3333333333\approx13\%\ \ [\text{Rounded to the nearest whole percent.}][/tex]

Hence, the  percent decrease = 13%