Question

The price of a Ipod dropped from $299.99 to $180.55. What was the percent decrease in price

Answer 1

math is my worst subject

Answer 2

Ok : so given that :

initial price : $299.99
final price : $180.55 .
Right ?

Answer 3

yes

Answer 4

lol...

Answer 5

So let us first find the decrease : can u find that ?

Answer 6

decrease : initial price - final price

Answer 7

39.18 % decrease.

Answer 8

119.44

Answer 9

Ok right carol :

Answer 10

thx for the awnser but how doid u find it

Answer 11

Sorry, I didn't realize mathslover was helping you already.

Answer 12

and i have tor oudn the answer to the nearest hundreth

Answer 13

Remember : percent decrease = =New amount-original amount/original amount X 100

Answer 14

i have to round it to the nearest hundreth?

Answer 15

So we have
% decrease = decrease / initial price * 100

Answer 16

it is traditional in mathematics word problems to add "Suppose" at the beginning of the word problem for completely improbable situations

Answer 17

so % decrease = 119.44 / 299.99 * 100 % wht r u getting now ?

Answer 18

oh ok now i get it. i am taking math online so im so lost on some of these questions

Answer 19

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Answer 20

Rounded to nearest hundredth percent makes it 39? or 39.80?

Answer 21

39.80

Answer 22

thast what i thought thx

Answer 23

Gr8 .... congrats

Answer 24

Joe Company in 2006 had sales of $800,000. In 2007 sales were up 75 percent. Calculate the sales for 2007

Answer 25

this is the other one i had issues with the other 25 questions i figured out :)

Answer 26

I have to go right now. . please post this as a new question .. . .
some one will soon answer it