Question

Decrease £19064.67 by 9.5%
Give your answer rounded to 2 DP.
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Answer 1

£17253.53 to the nearest hundredth.

Explanation:

Decreasing by 9,5% is equivalent to multiplying by 1 - 0.095 = 0.905.

19064.67 * 0.905

= £17253.52635.

Answer 2

17253.53

Explanation:

100%-9.5%=90.5%

100% = 19064.67

90.5% = 19064.67 ÷ 100 × 90.5

= 17253.52635

≈ 17253.53 (corrected to 2 dp)