Question

An item that was selling foe 72.00 is reduced to 60.00. Find the percent decrease in price. Round your answer to the nearest tenth

Answer 1

Answer: 34.5%

Explanation:

`(New-Original)/(Original)=(60-72)/(72)=(-12)/(72)=-0.3446 = -34.5\%`

Note: the negative sign represents "decrease"