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.