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16-05-2018
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A furniture store has a chair originally priced at $76 on sale for $58. What is the percent of decrease rounded to the nearest tenth? A. 31% B. 23.6% C. 24.6% D. 23.7%

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16-05-2018

$76-$58
Ans/ 58
Multiply by 100
= 31%

Therefore answer is A

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16-05-2018

Original #= $76
New #= $58

DECREASE FORMULA
Decrease %= (original # - new #)/original # * 100

D= (76 - 58)/76 * 100
subtract in parentheses

D= 18/76 * 100
divide fraction

D= 0.2368421053 * 100
multiply

D= 23.6%

ANSWER: (B) 23.6%

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