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The regular price of a novel is $24.95. It is currently on sale for $14.97. Complete the proportion to determine the percent of change.(2 points)
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Question 2
What is the percent of change in this situation?(1 point)

% Round the answer to the nearest whole percent.
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Question 1

To determine the percent of change, we first need to find the decrease in price and then set up the proportion.

  1. Calculate the decrease in price: \[ \text{Decrease} = \text{Original Price} - \text{Sale Price} = 24.95 - 14.97 = 9.98 \]

  2. Set up the proportion: The percent of change can be calculated with the formula: \[ \text{Percent of Change} = \frac{\text{Decrease}}{\text{Original Price}} \times 100 \] This knows the original price is $24.95.

Drops targets to complete:

  • Drop target 1: Decrease ($9.98)
  • Drop target 2: Original Price ($24.95)

Question 2

Now, let's compute the percent of change:

\[ \text{Percent of Change} = \frac{9.98}{24.95} \times 100 \]

Calculating this gives:

\[ \text{Percent of Change} \approx \frac{9.98}{24.95} \approx 0.4008 \]

\[ 0.4008 \times 100 \approx 40.08% \]

Rounding to the nearest whole percent:

Percent of change: 40%.

Question 1
The regular price of a novel is $24.95. It is currently on sale for $14.97. Complete the proportion to determine the percent of change.(2 points)

To determine the percent of change, we need to calculate the decrease in price first. Here’s how to set it up:

  1. Original Price: $24.95
  2. Sale Price: $14.97

Step 1: Calculate the Decrease

\[ \text{Decrease} = \text{Original Price} - \text{Sale Price} = 24.95 - 14.97 = 9.98 \]

Step 2: Calculate the Proportion for Percent of Change

The formula for percent of change is:

\[ \text{Percent of Change} = \frac{\text{Decrease}}{\text{Original Price}} \times 100 \]

In terms of the proportion, it looks like this:

\[ \text{Percent of Change} = \frac{9.98}{24.95} \]

Now filling in the drop targets based on the context you've provided:

  • Drop Target 1: $9.98 (the decrease)
  • Drop Target 2: $24.95 (the original price)

You can use this proportion to find the percent of change later on.