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A coat is reduced $24 from the original price of $400. What is the percent decrease?
The price of the coat decreased by%.
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Answer 1

6%

Explanation:

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The current cost of the coat is $376, after subtracting $24 from $400.

To find the percent decrease, we can use this equation:

• 100( 1 - 376 ÷ 400) = PD (Percent Decrease)
• 100(1 - 0.94) = PD
• 100(0.06)
• 6

The percent decrease is 6%.

Another way of finding it is by simply dividing 24 by 400 and multiplying that by 100.