OpenStax, Prealgebra 2e §6.2 Solve General Applications of Percent · Try It 22 · Algebra · Algebra word problems

Solve General Applications of Percent · Try It 22

Last year Sheila's salary was $\$ \text{42},\text{000}. $B ec a u seo f f u r l o ug h d a y s, t hi sy e a r h er s a l a r y w a s$ $\text{37},\text{800}.$ Find the percent decrease. (Round to the nearest tenth of a percent.)

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