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A company wants to decrease their energy bill by 14%. If their electric bill is currently $2,900 a month, what will their bill be if they are successful? Round your answer to the nearest dollar.$______

A company wants to decrease their energy bill by 14%. If their electric bill is currently-example-1
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To solve this problem, first, we will determine the 14% of $2,900 and then we will subtract that amount from $2,900.

Recall that to compute the x% of y we can use the following expression:


y\cdot(x)/(100)\text{.}

Using the above expression, we get that the 14% of 2,900 is:


406.

Therefore, if they succeed the next month they should receive a bill for


2900-406=2494

dollars.

Now, if they pay less than the above amount they can consider it a success.

Answer:

$2494.

Yes, that is a success.

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