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a pair of headphones originally costs 95$ and is on sale for 70$ what is the percent change in the price of the headphones? be sure to show whether it is a percent increase or decrease.

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The percent decrease in the price of the headphones is 26.32%.


Step-by-step explanation:

To find the percent change in price, we can use the following formula:

percent change = (new value - old value) / old value * 100%


In this case, the old value is the original price of the headphones, which is $95.

The new value is the sale price, which is $70. Plugging these values into the formula, we get:percent change = (70 - 95) / 95 * 100%

percent change = -25 / 95 * 100%

percent change = -0.2632 * 100%

percent change = -26.32%


The negative sign indicates that the price has decreased, and the magnitude of the percent change is 26.32%, which means that the sale price is 26.32% lower than the original price.

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