At a supermarket, the price of yellow onions dropped from $0.57 per pound to $0.43 per pound.   (a) What is the percent decrease in the price of onions? (Round your answer to one decimal place.)     (b) Tomatoes are expected to undergo the same percent decrease in price. If they currently sell for $1.08 per pound, what will be the new price (in $ per lb) of tomatoes? (Round your answer to two decimal places.) $  per lb

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At a supermarket, the price of yellow onions dropped from $0.57 per pound to $0.43 per pound.
 
(a)
What is the percent decrease in the price of onions? (Round your answer to one decimal place.)
 
 
(b)
Tomatoes are expected to undergo the same percent decrease in price. If they currently sell for $1.08 per pound, what will be the new price (in $ per lb) of tomatoes? (Round your answer to two decimal places.)
$  per lb
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