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A store manager decided to decrease the price of ice cream by 10% for the month of July. The amount of ice

cream sold in July increased by 24% compared to June. Did the store's revenue (money that the store obtained
from ice cream sales) increase or decrease in July? By what percent?

User Heather Roberts
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Answer:

increased by 11.6%

Explanation:

User Jimmy Lee
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Answer: 11.6%

Explanation:

Price of ice cream in june was 10$ and amount of ice cream sold is 100. Store earned 10$*100=1000$

Price of ice cream in july has been decreased by 10%. Price of ice cream is now 9$. The amoun of ice cream sold in july increased by 24% compering to june. So amount of sold ice cream in july is 124. Store earned 9$*124=1116$.

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