His monthly bill before he installed the new windows was $339.074...
<u><em>Explanation</em></u>
Suppose, his monthly bill before he installed the new windows was
dollar.
As his energy bill was decreased by 7.1% per month after installation, so <u>the amount of bill decreased</u>
dollar
Given that, his new energy bill was $315. So the equation will be...

So, his monthly bill before he installed the new windows was $339.074...
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-1/10 -(-2/10)
= -1/10 +2/10
= (-1+ 2)/10
= 1/10
= 0.1
-1/10- (-2/10)= 0.1~