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The price of a car has been reduced from $23,000 to $16,100. What is the percentage decrease of the price of the car?
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The price of a car has been reduced from $23,000 to $16,100. What is the percentage decrease of the price of the car?

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70%

100%/x%=23000/16100
(100/x)*x=(23000/16100)*x
- we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.4285714285714*x
- we divide both sides of the equation by (1.4285714285714) to get x
100/1.4285714285714=x
70=x
x=70
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