Question

At a grocery store, the price of milk decreased from $2.98 to $2.32. What is the percent of decrease, round to the nearest whole

Answer 1

(2.98 * 22)/100 = 0.6556

2.98 - 0.6556 = 2.3244 ≈ 2.32

The percent decrease was 22%

Answer 2

2.98=100%
2.32/2.98 = 0.78
0.78*100=78%
The percent of decrease was 22%.