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prealgebra junior

Problem

At the grocery store last week, small boxes of facial tissue were priced at 4 boxes for . This week they are on sale at 5 boxes for . The percent decrease in the price per box during the sale was closest to
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Solution
Last week, each box was This week, each box is Percent decrease is given by This, the percent decrease is , which is closest to
Final answer
B