Question

At the school store, colored pencils are reduced from $2.40 a box to $2.00 a box. What is the percent of decrease?

Answer 1

please help will fan and medal

Answer 2

use the rule of 3 simple
the difference between $240 and $2,00 is $0,40 - yes ?

$2,40 a box ------------- 100%
$0,40 decrease mean --- x%
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x = 0,40*100/2,40 = 4/2,40 = ?

Answer 3

sorry there from $2,40 i missed the decimal point

Answer 4

do you understand the way ?

Answer 5

no honestly

Answer 6

ok.

so from 2,40 was decreased to 2,00 - yes ?

so by how many dollars was decreased the price ?

Answer 7

0.4

Answer 8

by the difference between 2,40 and 2,00 - yes ?


yes you are right with 0,40

Answer 9

ok.

so than you know that the initial prize was 2,40 dollars so this mean that in percent will mean 100%

ok. ?

Answer 10

yes

Answer 11

ok so now you need calculi how many percent mean this difference of 0,40 dollars - ok. ?

Answer 12

like 20% ??

Answer 13

idk . bc. this you need calculi it using this rule of 3 simple what i ve wrote it above

Answer 14

2,40 mean 100%
0,40 mean x%
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x = 0,40*100/2,40 = 40/2,40 = ?%

Answer 15

how many is 40 divide 2,40 ?

Answer 16

use a calculator

Answer 17

16.6666667

Answer 18

so 16 and 2/3%

Answer 19

yes sure right 16,6 % mean this $0,40
so this is the right correct answer sure

hope you understand it now
yes ?

Answer 20

kinda

Answer 21

sorry what mean this kinda please ?

Answer 22

hope yes

good luck