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  • 12-08-2018
  • Mathematics
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The price of an item has dropped to $63 today. Yesterday it was $140 . Find the percentage decrease.

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TheQueenOf2005
TheQueenOf2005 TheQueenOf2005
  • 12-08-2018

Hello,

We calculate the amount of the decrease at first :

$ 140 - $ 63 = $ 77

The percentage of decrease is :

77 × 100 / 140 = 55 %

The percentage of decrease is 55 %.

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