The price of​ long-distance telephone service fell from 40 cents per minute in 1996 to 22 cents per minute in​ 1999, a​ 45-percent (18​ cents/40 cents) decrease. Suppose that the Consumer Price Index increased by percent over this period. What happened to the real price of telephone​ service?


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The real price of telephone service


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percent. ​(Enter your response rounded to two decimal​ places.)