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3 years ago

Eggs were $2.05 per dozen on January 1st and $2.00 per dozen February 1st what percent did the price decrease during January?

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2 answers:

Sholpan [36]3 years ago

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This is a 2.5% decrease in price.

Murrr4er [49]3 years ago

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For this case we can make the following rule of three:
2.05 $ -----> 100%
2.00 $ -----> x
Clearing x we have:
x = (2.00 / 2.05) * (100)
x = 97.5
Then, the percentage that decreases is:
100-97.5 = 2.5%
Answer:
the price did decrease 2.5% during January

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