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The price of a gallon of unleaded gas has dropped to 2.85 today. Yesterday's price was 2.91. Find the percentage decrease. Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a percent.
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The price of a gallon of unleaded gas has dropped to 2.85 today. Yesterday's price was 2.91. Find the percentage decrease. Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a percent.

User Mehrdad Moradi
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Answer= 1.0% lower

Explanation :
2.85/2.91= 0.979
Round that to the nearest tenth you get 1.0
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