Answer:
40% decrease
Explanation:
First, let's find the value decrease of the item from yesterday to today
$65 - $39 = $26
That means that $65 was 100% of the price and decreasing it by 26 gets us to 39
We need to find the percentage of 39 in 65
39/65 = 0.6 or 60%
If 39 is 60% of 65, then there was a 40% decrease form 100%
To check we can calculate the percentage of 26 in 65:
26/65 = 40%
There was a 40% decrease
-Chetan K