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At a garage sale, Liyah priced

her scooter for $15.50. She
ended up selling it for $10.75.
Find the percent of decrease
in the price of the scooter.
Round to the nearest tenth if
necessary

User Poshest
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Answer:30.6452% decrease

Explanation:

-Subtract starting value(original price) minus final value

-Divide that amount by the absolute value of the starting value

-Multiply by 100 to get percent decrease

-If the percentage is negative, it means there was an increase and not an decrease.

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