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The price of an item has dropped to $91 today. Yesterday it was 130 . Find the percentage decrease

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35%

Explanation:

To find a percentage of a product, multiply by the decimal form of that percentage (20%=0.20;50%=0.50). Taking $140 and multiplying by 0.35 gives us 49, which we subtract from the original total and get $91. So, the percentage decrease is 35%.

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