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Answer:
D. -17%
Step-by-step explanation:
The change from March to April is (April - March) = (100 -120) = -20. As a fraction of the March bill, that is ...
-20/120 = -1/6
As a percentage, that change is ...
-1/6 × 100% ≈ -16.667% ≈ -17%
The electric bill changed by about -17% from March to April.
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<em>Additional comment</em>
Water went up 4%; groceries went up about 14%, and restaurant changed by -15%.
The percentage change is found by ...
% change = ((new amount)/(original amount) -1) × 100%
Above, we have rearranged this to ...
% change = ((new amount) -(original amount))/(original amount) × 100%
Answer: Here we have a real life multiplication situation for which an estimate make sense:-
Miley has 212 fiction books. Sharon has 3 times fiction books has many as Miley has, how many fiction books Sharon has
Solution :- Number of fiction books Miley has = 212
Number of fiction books Sharon has= 3 times 212
We know that 212 is near to 200 , so round off 212 to 200 (to the nearest hundred)
Thus the product becomes 
Therefore, the estimated number of fiction books Sharon has=600
8 - 8x is already in its simplest form.
Without knowing the value of x, you cannot find what is equivalent to 8 - 8x, but you can it if is an equation, such as 8 - 8x = 88 (x would be -10).
However, you can still rewrite it as -8x + 8, which is equivalent to 8 - 8x.
