The price of a car has been reduced from $15,000 to $9,000. What is the percentage decrease of the price of the car?

% is the decrease.

Step-by-step explanation:

To figure out the percentage decrease, you would first subtract the two numbers.

Next, you would divide that number by the total.

% would be the decrease percentage.

A) 0.80 cents

B) 10 pounds of potatoes is worth 8 dollars

Step-by-step explanation:

A is 0.80 cents for 1 pound of potatoes because you divide price per pound of potatoes. This would mean you divide the price by the pounds, so you could do 4/5 to get 0.8 or in money 0.80 cents.

B is 10 pounds of potatoes is worth 8 dollars because x represents the number of pounds, and the y represents the price of the pounds.

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