How do you find the percent change if original: 66 dimes and new: 30 dimes?

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Answer 1 · 2015-10-30T20:21:15

$54.54dot(5)dot(4) "%"$ the displayed decimal point is not clear

read as -> 54 point 545454......%

Assumption: your question means the following

Old price = 66 dimes
New price= 30 dimes ( a reduction in price)
Express the reduction as a percentage of the old price.

Solution:

Change in price is (66-30) dimes = 36 dimes

As a proportion of the old price the reduction is $36/66$

% is also a fraction but expressed as parts of 100 instead of parts of 66.

Without going into the mechanics of the mathematics involve the short cut method is:

$36/66 times 100$

This gives $54.54dot(5)dot(4)$ .....% (reoccurring)

The following is only stated as an interest point:
Expressed as an exact value this is
$54 54/99 %$