Question

A company wants to decrease their energy used by 17% if their electric bill is currently $2200 a month what will their bill be if they are successful

Answer 1

Answer:
`\$1826`

Explanation:

Given

The company wants to decrease its bill by 17%

The amount of the current bill is
`\$2200\ \text{per month}`

Percentage decrease is given by

`\Rightarrow \frac{\text{original-New}}{\text{original}}* 100`

Suppose the new bill is x

`\Rightarrow (2200-x)/(2200)* 100=17\\\\\Rightarrow 1-(x)/(2200)=0.17\\\\\Rightarrow 0.83=(x)/(2200)\\\\\Rightarrow x=\$1826`