SOLUTION: The selling price of a home was dropped from $200 to $190. By what percent did the price drop

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Question 1132030: The selling price of a home was dropped from $200 to $190. By what percent did the price drop
Found 2 solutions by ikleyn, Alan3354:
Answer by ikleyn(52908)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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a)  Take the difference;  


b)  relate it to the base value; 


c)  then multiply the fraction by 100 to get percentage:


 = 5%.


Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The selling price of a home was dropped from $200 to $190. By what percent did the price drop
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A "home" for $190???
A home for what, a gerbil?
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