Answer
42% decrease
Work Step by Step
percent decrease = $\frac{original amount-new amount}{original amount}$
$\frac{140.25-80.75}{140.25}=0.424$
Move the decimal over two places to the right and round down.
The percent decrease is 42%.
Algebra 1
by Hall, Prentice
Published by
Prentice Hall
ISBN 10:
0133500403
ISBN 13:
978-0-13350-040-0
Chapter 2 - Solving Equations - 2-10 Change Expressed as a Percent - Practice and Problem-Solving Exercises - Page 149: 27
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