The price of a cup of coffee was $2.35 yesterday. Today, the price fell to $2.10. Find the percentage decrease. Round your answe

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Answer:

10.6% decrease

Step-by-step explanation:

The percentage change in a quantity is computed using ...

percentage change = ((new value)/(old value) -1) × 100%

= (2.10/2.35 -1) × 100%

= (0.8936 -1) × 100%

= -.1064 × 100%

= -10.64%

The percentage decrease was about 10.6%.