The cost of an item was reduced from its usual selling price of $23.99 to $19.99. Which of the following is closest to the percent decrease in the price of the item? Answers.
A) 17%	B) 21%	C) 24%	D) 25%	E) 42%
The price decreased by 23.99 - 19.99= 
<gadget id="calculator">23.99 - 19.99</gadget>
<output>4</output>
$4.   $4 is a bit more than 17% of original price of $24.   17%nswer: 17%.
<result>A</result>
The cost of an item was reduced from its usual selling price of $23.99 to $19.99. Which of the following is closest to the percent decrease in the price of the item?