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A sweater, originally priced at $32, is on sale for $28. What is the percent of decrease rounded to the nearest whole number?

A sweater, originally priced at $32, is on sale for $28. What is the percent of decrease rounded to the nearest whole number?
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A sweater, originally priced at $32, is on sale for $28. What is the percent of decrease rounded to the nearest whole number?

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The answer is 13% Hopefully this helps!

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User Sho Gondo
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Original price is 32, and the new price is 28.
32-28=4
So, the sweater is $4 cheaper.
4/32=1/8=.125
.125*100=12.5
Rounded to the nearest whole number, the sweater's percent decrease in price was 13%.
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