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Write a percent change problem such that the answer is a decrease of 17%.

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You go to the mall with your friends and see that the new cell phone has a 17% discount, if the price of the cell phone is $ 1000. What will be the new price when applying the discount.

Express 17% as a decimal:

17/100 = 0.17

Multiply the result by the cell phone price:

0.17*1000 = 170

The new price will be:

1000 - 170 = $830

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