This is how you reduce prices by 1500 per cent…or not

US President Donald Trump has claimed he will slash certain prices by 1,000% to 1,500%, a statement that defies basic mathematics.

Such reductions would mean sellers paying customers to take products. Economists say the figures are likely exaggerated political rhetoric rather than realistic economic policy

If we take Trump’s words literally, bringing prices down by 1,000% or 1,500% isn’t mathematically possible in the way percentages work.

Reduce Prices – Here’s how:

A 100% decrease means the price goes to zero. Anything above 100% decrease would push the price below zero — meaning the seller would have to pay you to take the product.

Example:

Price now = $10 100% decrease → $0 200% decrease → –$10 (seller gives you $10 with the product) 1,000% decrease → –$90 (seller pays you $90 to take it)

So if Trump said this literally, it would mean he’s promising prices so low that suppliers pay customers to take goods — which doesn’t make economic sense for most products.

Most likely, he was using exaggerated language to mean “dramatically lower prices,” not stating a mathematically accurate percentage. Politicians often throw out big numbers for emphasis, even when they’re not technically correct.

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