Answer:
The price of an item yesterday was $140. Today, the price fell to $91. The percentage decrease is 35%
Explanation:
To find the percentage decrease of a number we first find the difference between the two given numbers, this difference is called the decrease.So we are given a decrease from $140 to $91 ,
the difference = 140 - 91 = 49
Now to find percent decrease we first divide the difference with the original number i.e 140 and
[tex]\frac{49}{140}=0.35[/tex]
[tex]0.35 \times 100[/tex] = 35%
which is the value of percentage decrease.
