SOLUTION: An electronics store reduced the price of a TV from $900 to $855. What was the percent of decrease?

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Question 1109839: An electronics store reduced the price of a TV from $900 to $855. What was the percent of decrease?
Answer by ikleyn(52784) About Me  (Show Source):
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the percent of decrease = %28%28900-855%29%2F900%29%2A100 = 5%.

The difference, related to the base value, is the "fraction of decrease".

Multiplied by 100, it becomes "the percent of decrease".


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