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2007 AMC 8 Problem 6

The average cost of a long-distance call in the USA in 1985 was 41 cents per minute, and the average cost of a long-distance call in the USA in 2005 was 7 cents per minute. Find the approximate percent decrease in the cost per minute of a long- distance call.

\textbf{(A)}\ 7 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 17 \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 34 \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 41 \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 80


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