OpenStax, Prealgebra 2e §6.2 Solve General Applications of Percent · Example 10 · Algebra · Algebra word problems

Solve General Applications of Percent · Example 10

The average price of a gallon of gas in one city in June $2014$ was $\$ \text{3}.\text{71}. $T h e a v er a g e p r i ce in t ha t c i t y in J u l y w a s$ $\text{3}.\text{64}.$ Find the percent decrease.

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