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The price of an item has dropped to $42 today. Yesterday it was $140. Find the percentage decrease.

The price of an item has dropped to $42 today. Yesterday it was $140. Find the percentage decrease.
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The price of an item has dropped to $42 today. Yesterday it was $140. Find the percentage decrease.

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The item has 42/140 * 100,or 30% of its initial value. That means that it lost 70% of its value, so 70% is the percent decrease.
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