SOLUTION: If the price of gas was on average $2.95 per gallon, and this was $1.38 cheaper than a year before, what is the percent of decrease in price?

Question 1179917: If the price of gas was on average $2.95 per gallon, and this was $1.38 cheaper than a year before, what is the percent of decrease in price?
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, greenestamps:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The year before, $4.33 per gallon

Price decrease was .
Answer by greenestamps(13200) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

% decrease = amount of decrease, divided by original price, then multiplied by 100 to convert the decimal answer to a percent.

amount of decrease: $1.38
original price: $2.95+$1.38=$4.33

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