Question

Find the percent of change. Round to the nearest tenth, if necessary.

The laptop was marked down from $895 to $720.

Answer 1

-19.6%; percent of decrease

Explanation:

720 - 895 = -175

-175 divided by 895 = -0.19553..

-0.1955 multiplied by 100 = -19.55

round to the nearest tenth = -19.6%