document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=954023>Question 954023</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If a college term started with 20,000 students, but only ended with 17,500. What was the percentage decrease? One student got a 12.5% and another got 17.3% as a decrease, yet another got a 87.5%.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "explain why 87.5% doesn't make sense in the problem..\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "explain or show how that the student got 12.5%\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(this problem is worded terribly, and really need help) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #582647 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=macston><B>macston(5194)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=macston><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=macston><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=582647\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 20000-17500=2500 Loss of 2500 students Divide number lost/number total=% lost:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2500/20000(100%)=12.5%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The answer could not be 87%, more than 50% would be more than 1/2, or at least 10000. </SPAN>\n" );
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