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The price of a notebook has dropped to $3.15 today. Yesterday's price was $3.40. Find the percentage decrease. Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a percent.

User Moshi
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Answer:

7.4%

Explanation:

User Mnhmilu
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Answer: 7.4%

Explanation:

3.15/3.40 = 0.9265 = 92.65%

100% - 92.65% = 7.35, but rounded that us 7.4%

User Hannes Tiltmann
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