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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Find the new price of an item that originally cost $15,000 and has a percent of decrease of 5 %.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

new price = .95(15000) = 95%(15000)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Thats not one of the answers...D:

OpenStudy (anonymous):

.................. .95(15000) = 14250... calculators are your friends...or this is just 95*150 also...so i mean....

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thought process: (1) original price * 5% or .05 (2) original price - the result of (1) the result is the new price. . . computation: (1) 15000*.05=750 (2)15000-750=14250 new price: 14,250

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