Question

Cheese sticks that were previously priced "5 for $1" are now "4 for 1" find each percent change and show your work

a) find the percent decrease in the number of cheese sticks you can buy for $1.
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b) find the percent increase in the price per cheese stick.
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Answer 1

well 5:1 is the same as 100:20 and 4:1 is the same as 100:25 so 5:1= 20%
and 4:1= 25% so the increase is 5% and the decrease is 10% i think