Question

A furniture store has a chair originally priced at $76 on sale for $58. What is the percent of decrease rounded to the nearest tenth?

Answer 1

Answer:

  23.7%

Step-by-step explanation:

The percentage change can be computed as ...

  ((new value)/(original value) -1) × 100%

  = (58/76 -1) × 100%

  ≈ (0.763 -1) × 100% = -23.7%

The decrease is 23.7%.

Answer 2

Answer:

23.7%

Step-by-step explanation:

If a  furniture store has a chair originally priced at $76 on sale for $58, the percent of decrease rounded to the nearest tenth is 23.7.