SOLUTION: If the price of gas was on average $2.95 per gallon, and this was $1.38 cheaper than a year before, what is the percent of decrease in price?

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Question 1179917: If the price of gas was on average $2.95 per gallon, and this was $1.38 cheaper than a year before, what is the percent of decrease in price?
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Answer by josgarithmetic(39616) About Me  (Show Source):
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The year before, $4.33 per gallon

Price decrease was 100%281.38%2F4.33%29percent.

Answer by greenestamps(13198) About Me  (Show Source):
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% decrease = amount of decrease, divided by original price, then multiplied by 100 to convert the decimal answer to a percent.

amount of decrease: $1.38
original price: $2.95+$1.38=$4.33

%281.38%2F4.33%29%2A100

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