Van purchased a DVD player on sale. The initial price was ​$ 154.30 The price after the discount was ​$ 132.17 What was the percent of decrease​ (discount rate)?

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Answer:

  about 14.34%

Step-by-step explanation:

The percentage change can be found from ...

  % change = ((new value)/(old value) -1) × 100%

  = (132.17/154.30 -1) × 100%

  ≈ (0.8566 -1) × 100%

  = -14.34%

The decrease was about 14.34%.