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The price of an item has dropped to

$42

today. Yesterday it was
$140
. Find the percentage decrease.

User Afroza
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the answer is 42% of $140 is 58.8 
User Expdiant
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the decrease between 140 and 42 is 70%
User Shadowtrot
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