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A company wants to decrease their energy used by 17% if their electric bill is currently $2200 a month what will their bill be if they are successful

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Answer: [tex]\$1826[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

The company wants to decrease its bill by 17%

The amount of the current bill is [tex]\$2200\ \text{per month}[/tex]

Percentage decrease is given by

[tex]\Rightarrow \dfrac{\text{original-New}}{\text{original}}\times 100[/tex]

Suppose the new bill is x

[tex]\Rightarrow \dfrac{2200-x}{2200}\times 100=17\\\\\Rightarrow 1-\dfrac{x}{2200}=0.17\\\\\Rightarrow 0.83=\dfrac{x}{2200}\\\\\Rightarrow x=\$1826[/tex]

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