291,848.00 decreased by 4.5%
After decreasing 4.5%, the new amount would be 278,742.60.
that's not right
Apologies for my mistake. Let's recalculate using the correct method:
291,848.00 - (4.5% of 291,848.00)
= 291,848.00 - (0.045 * 291,848.00)
= 291,848.00 - 13,168.16
= 278,679.84
Therefore, after decreasing by 4.5%, the new amount would be 278,679.84.