SOLUTION: The electricity costs of a business decreased from $12,000 one year to $10,920 the next. What is the rate of decrease?

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Question 63199: The electricity costs of a business decreased from $12,000
one year to $10,920 the next. What is the rate of decrease?

Answer by rapaljer(4671)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The amount of increase is $10,920-$12,000 = -1080.

The rate of decrease =
=
=-.09
=-9%

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