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OpenStudy (anonymous):

An item that usually sells for $109.99 now is on sale for $89.99. To the nearest tenth percent, what is the percent of decrease for the item?

Parth (parthkohli):

I'm gonna explain to you step by step. Okay?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Okay

Parth (parthkohli):

Awright, Let's just take the prices as $110 and $90. Continue?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yeah

Parth (parthkohli):

Okay. What is the price decrease we see here?

Parth (parthkohli):

$20, okay.

Parth (parthkohli):

Now, we'll divide the decrease price over the original price and then multiply it by hundred

Parth (parthkohli):

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