If the price of gas was on average $2.35 per gallon, and this was $1.26 cheaper than a year before, what is the percent of decrease in price? (round to the nearest percent.)

35% decrease

step-by-step explanation:

1) when solving for percent decrease, remember that [(original price - new price)/original price] * 100% = percent decrease:

since you are already given the difference between the original price and new price (1.26), you can simply divide it by the original price.

* 100%

2) use a calculator to solve:

= 0.34940304709 * 100%

= 34.94034709%

3) round to the nearest percent:

= 35%

c is the correct answer

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