document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=63199>Question 63199</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The electricity costs of a business decreased from $12,000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "one year to $10,920 the next. What is the rate of decrease? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #47457 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><B>rapaljer(4671)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=rapaljer><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=47457\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The amount of increase is $10,920-$12,000 = -1080.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The rate of decrease = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28amount_of_decrease%29%2F%28original_amount%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28amount_of_decrease%29%2F%28original_amount%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "=<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-1080%2F12000 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-1080%2F12000\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "=-.09 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "=-9%\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "R^2 at SCC </SPAN>\n" );
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