Elementary Technical Mathematics

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1285199197
ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-919-1

Chapter 7 - Section 7.2 - Proportion - Exercises - Page 278: 69

Answer

$5.9\%$.

Work Step by Step

The given values are Sell price $m=\$20,400$. Offer price $s=\$19,200$. Reduction in the price $=m-s$ $=\$20,400-\$19,200$ $=\$1,200$. Percent reduction $=\frac{1,200}{20,400}\times 100$ Simplify. $=5.88235294118$ Rounded value. $=5.9\%$.
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