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Contemporary Mathematics for Business and Consumers 7th Edition by Robert Brechner ,George Bergeman

Edition 7ISBN: 978-1285448596
book Contemporary Mathematics for Business and Consumers 7th Edition by Robert Brechner ,George Bergeman cover

Contemporary Mathematics for Business and Consumers 7th Edition by Robert Brechner ,George Bergeman

Edition 7ISBN: 978-1285448596
Exercise 182
Solve the following increase or decrease problems for the unknown. Round decimals to hundredths and percents to the nearest tenth.
At a Safeway Supermarket, the price of yellow onions dropped from $0.59 per pound to $0.45 per pound.
a. What is the percent decrease in the price of onions?
b. Tomatoes are expected to undergo the same percent decrease in price. If they currently sell for $1.09 per pound, what will be the new price of tomatoes?
Explanation
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