if you find the unit rate for the sale, which would be 125 cents divided by 3 cans, equals around 43.6 cents per can. 43.6 cents is an x% decrease of 50 cents, and to find x easily i multiplied by 2. 43.6 x 2=87.2, and 50 x 2 = 100. that means that the sale price is 87.2 % of the original price, which is a 12.8% decrease.
