document.write( "Question 1109839: An electronics store reduced the price of a TV from $900 to $855. What was the percent of decrease? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "the percent of decrease =  = 5%.\r\n" );
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The difference, related to the base value, is the \"fraction of decrease\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Multiplied by 100, it becomes \"the percent of decrease\".
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