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The price of a car has been reduced from $19,500 to $16,965. What is the percentage change of the price of the car?

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% CHANGE FORMULA:
(New#- Original #)/Original # x 100

=(16965 - 19500)/19500 x 100
subtract in parentheses first

= -2535/19500 x 100
divide

= -0.13 x 100
= -13%

ANSWER: There is a -13% change in the price of the car. (So the price dropped by 13%).

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