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acc299

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A bookstore owner decreased the prices on all books in stock by 12. If the original price of a book is 24.95, what is the new price rounded to the nearest cent?

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A cafeteria manager placed slices of pie into a display case. There were 20 apple, 24 cherry, 12 chocolate cream, 14 pecan, and 10 peach slices of pie. Determine the percent distribution for the 5 types of pie slices in the case.


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Reply #1 on: Jun 24, 2018
Answer to Question 1

21.96; Multiply 24.95 by 0.12, and subtract the product from 24.95 for the new price.

Answer to Question 2

Apple: 25, Cherry: 30, Chocolate Cream: 15; Pecan: 17.5; Peach: 12.5


acc299

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Reply 2 on: Jun 24, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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