document.write( "Question 184151: The scruffy dog company sold 5,600 dog booties last year and 4,800 dog booties this year. By what fraction did their sales decrease this year as compared to last year?\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #138222 by checkley77(12844)\"\" \"About 
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1-(4,800/5,600)=1-.8571=.142857 or 14.28575% decrease. \n" ); document.write( "
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