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The price of an item has dropped to $38 today. Yesterday it was $95. Find the percentage decrease.

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Answer:

60% decrease

Step-by-step explanation:

Subtract to find how much money it went down by

95 - 38= 57

then use proportions

x/100 = 57/95

then cross multiply

5700 = 95x

60 = x

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