Question

The price of a cup of coffee was $2.35 yesterday. Today, the price fell to $2.10 . Find the percentage decrease. Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a percent.

Answer 1

You are paying now 89.361702127% of the original price so the decrese percantage is 100 - 89.361702127= 10.638297872 Which makes the decrease percantage 10.6%

Answer 2

The answer is 11%. Solution: ($2.10÷$2.35) × 100 = 89% 100%-89% = 11%