alleryStart learning →Finding the percent decrease uses the difference between the original amount and the:
ADiscount rate
BWholesale price
CInterest earned
DFinal amount
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Final amount
1. Percent change compares two amounts.
2. Finding the percent decrease is very similar to finding the percent increase.
3. Now the amount of decrease is a difference.
4. It is the difference between the original amount and the final amount.
_Source: OpenStax Prealgebra 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 6 'Percents', sections 6.1-6.5_
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