SOLUTION: Last moth in the village, 125 people were issued a parking ticket. this month only 83 people were issued one. What was the percent reduction from this month to last month in the nu

SOLUTION: Last moth in the village, 125 people were issued a parking ticket. this month only 83 people were issued one. What was the percent reduction from this month to last month in the nu

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Question 207331: Last moth in the village, 125 people were issued a parking ticket. this month only 83 people were issued one. What was the percent reduction from this month to last month in the number of people who were issued a parking ticket?
Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
the decrease is the difference between 125 and 83=42
42/125=.336 or 33.6% decrease
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