SOLUTION: please help me with persent of decrease? the question is in a word problem so here it is. sally and susan when back to school shoping. sally bought a $59.00 pair of jeans for 10% o

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Question 333598: please help me with persent of decrease? the question is in a word problem so here it is. sally and susan when back to school shoping. sally bought a $59.00 pair of jeans for 10% off. susan found the same pair of $59.00 jeans for $54.00. what is the persent of decrease on the pair of jeans that susan bought?
i dont want the anser to the problem just how to do it useing my word problem
thanks in advance

Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
sally bought a $59.00 pair of jeans for 10% off.
susan found the same pair of $59.00 jeans for $54.00.
what is the percent of decrease on the pair of jeans that susan bought?
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Percent decrease = amt+of+decrease%2Foriginal+amt * 100
% decrease = 5%2F59 * 100