Basic College Mathematics (9th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321825535
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Chapter 6 - Percent - 6.6 Solving Application Problems with Percent - 6.6 Exercises - Page 443: 36

Answer

The percent of decrease is 23.1%.

Work Step by Step

$decrease=26-20=6$ decrease=rate*original $6=(r)(26)$ $6\div26=26r\div26$ $0.23076=r$
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