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A smart phone is marked down from $198.00 to $174.24. What is the percent decrease in the price of the phone?

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User Zimex
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First, you have to find the difference of the two numbers. Then divide the difference by the original number. Then multiply by one hundred.

198-174.24=23.76

23.76 / 198 = 0.12 x 100 =12%
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