Asked by Renae

Last month Bob's bill was $80.77. This month Bob's bill was $69.06. What is the percent decrease?

80.77-69.06=11.71
11.71 divide 80.77
Round answer
Answer: 0.14

Is 0.14 the correct answer?
Answered by Ms. Sue
No.

Answered by Renae
How do I solve this?
Answered by Ms. Sue
You didn't go far enough. You forgot to multiply your decimal answer by 100 to get the percentage.

0.1449 = 14.49%