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A store decreases the price of an item from $120 to $96. what is the percentage of decrease?
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A store decreases the price of an item from $120 to $96. what is the percentage of decrease?

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20% decrease because change over original. 120-96= 24. you put 24 over 120 and then make a proportion. 24 over 120 = x over 100 and your percent of decrease is 20%. hope this helps :P
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