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  • 21-01-2018
  • Mathematics
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The price of an item has dropped to $91 today. yesterday it was $140 . find the percentage decrease.

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sircharlesrocks
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  • 21-01-2018
To find a percentage of a product, multiply by the decimal form of that percentage (20%=0.20;50%=0.50). Taking $140 and multiplying by 0.35 gives us 49, which we subtract from the original total and get $91. So, the percentage decrease is 35%.
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nick0713
nick0713 nick0713
  • 25-02-2021

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35%

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