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14 August, 08:34

The price of an item has dropped to $91 today. yesterday it was $140. find the percentage decrease.

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  1. 14 August, 08:47
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    To find a percentage of a product, multiply by the decimal form of that percentage (20%=0.20; 50%=0.50). Taking $140 and multiplying by 0.35 gives us 49, which we subtract from the original total and get $91. So, the percentage decrease is 35%.
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