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A shirt originally cost $36.24, but it is on sale for $30.80. What is the percentage decrease of the price of the shirt? If necessary, round to the nearest percent.

85%

18%

12%

15%

help!! the last few question i had no one has helped me??? like why?

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zexius

To work out the decrease, do original amount - new amount and then take that answer and divide it by the original amount, and then multiply by 100.

So you would do:

36.24 - 30.80 = 5.44
5.44 ÷ 36.24 × 100 = 15% to the nearest percent.  

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