Problema Solution

A company wants to decrease their energy use by 11%. If their electric bill is currently $2,300 a month, what will their bill be if they are successful?

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11% of $2,300 is:

0.11*2300 = 253

This means the bill of $2,300 will be decreased by $253:

2,300 - 253 = $2,047

If the are successful the bill will be $2,047.