Calculate estimate of percent price change due to durration

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A 6.5% coupon bearing bond that pays interest semi-annually has a yield to maturity of 4.8% per year. If the bond has a duration of 11.4 years and the market yield decreases 90 basis points, calculate an estimate of the percent price change due to duration alone. (Answer to the nearest hundredth of a percent, i.e. 1.23 but do not use a % sign).

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