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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 68542: can i please have help wiyh solving this problem
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 rmromero(383) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
What is asked in the problem?
What is the rate of decrease?
Given:
Electricity cost of a business decreased from $12,000 to $10,920.
Find the decrease of cost
$12,000 - $10,920 = $1, 080
$1,080 is what percent of $12,000
1,080 = 12,000x
0.09 = x
or
9%
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