WHILE PREPARING THE PRICE TAG,INSTEAD OF INCREASING THE PRICES BY 12.5% A SHOPKEEPER ABSENT MINDLESSLY DECREASED THE PRICES BY 12.5%,FIND THE PERCENTAGE DIFFERENCE IN THE PRICE ON THE TAG COMPARED TO WHAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN THE PRICE TAG?

• 22.22 %
  
  If CP=x
  Tag Price with increase of 12.5%= x+x*12.5/100= 1.125x
  Tag Price with decrease of 12.5%= x-x*12.5/100= 0.875x
  % Difference of price=(1.125x-0.875x)*100/1.125x= 0.25*100/1.125 =22.22
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• assume cost price be Rs.100
  price tag should be Rs.112.5 but
  he wrote it as Rs.87.5
  % difference=25*100/112.5
  200/9%
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