SOLUTION: if 4 is decreased to 1, the decrease is what percent of the original number?

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Question 347911: if 4 is decreased to 1, the decrease is what percent of the original number?
Answer by Jk22(389) About Me  (Show Source):
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if 4 is decreased to 1, the decrease is what percent of the original number?
decrease = 3 of 4, (3/4), hence 3*25 of 100 which is 75%