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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Coffee was $2.75 yesterday , today it fell too $2.40 . What is the percentage decrease?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

0.1272

OpenStudy (anonymous):

your work? Let me see what you did.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

12.72 rounded is 12.7

hartnn (hartnn):

% decrease = (initial - final )/ initial *100

hartnn (hartnn):

thats correct :)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

is it?

hartnn (hartnn):

and i meant % decrease = (final - initial )/ initial *100

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@Easyaspi314

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yes, 12.7%. You are correct.

hartnn (hartnn):

yes, (2.75-2.4)/2.75 *100 does give you 12.7

OpenStudy (anonymous):

THANK YOUU!!

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