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The price of a cup of coffee has dropped to$2.15 today. Yesterday's price was $2.50. Find the percentage decrease. Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a percent.

User Nick Riggs
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2.5x = 2.15

x = 2.15/2.5

x = 0.86

14% decrease in price

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