document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1005871>Question 1005871</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An item that was selling for $1,102 is reduced to $806. To the nearest whole,  what is the percent decrease? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #622010 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=addingup><B>addingup(3677)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=addingup><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=addingup><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=622010\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1,102 is reduced to 806<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1,102-806= 296<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now, this is important: It went DOWN FROM 1102 TO 806:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "296/1,1020= 0.27;0.27*100= 27%<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Note that if the price had gone up (increased) from 806 to 1102 we would calculate the percentage of the difference and 806, in other words, 296/806<BR>\n" );
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