SOLUTION: how do you find the percent decrease of a problem?

Question 456702: how do you find the percent decrease of a problem?

Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
how do you find the percent decrease of a problem?
:
Subtract the amt resulting from the decrease from original amt.
Divide that by the original amt, multiply that by 100 to get the percent
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For example the original amt was $200
Actual amt was $110
What was the percent decrease?
;
* 100 = 45% decrease
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