document.write( "Question 268528: A coat was discounted from $123 to a sale price of $78. What was the percent of decrease? Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a percent. \n" ); document.write( "

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(123-78)/123
\n" ); document.write( "45/123=.3659 OR 36.6% IS THE DISCOUNT.
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