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08-05-2017
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The price of a cup of coffee was

$2.35

yesterday. Today, the price fell to
$2.10
. Find the percentage decrease. Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a percent.

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SamuelS SamuelS

08-05-2017

Well Percentage is a ratio of a portion vs the whole. The price fell to a portion of the whole price so it is (new price) / (whole price) * 100%
So
2.1 / 2.35 * 100% = percentage
Percentage = 89.4%

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