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

Question

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

Is 0.14 the correct answer?

Answer 1

No.

Answer 2

How do I solve this?

Answer 3

You didn't go far enough. You forgot to multiply your decimal answer by 100 to get the percentage.

0.1449 = 14.49%