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During a sale, a shirt was marked down from $70 to $56. What was the percent decrease?

User Kangasta
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-20.00% is the percent decrease

User Optman
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70 x n%= 56

n% = 70 x 56

n = 0.8 x 100

n = 80

the percent decrease = 100 - 80

= 20 %

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