document.write( "Question 1134106: The population of a country has been decreasing for several decades. In 1990, the population was about 153 million people. In 2010, the population was about 149 million people. Determine the percent decrease in the country's population during this time period. \n" ); document.write( "

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This is a 4 million decrease during the period.
\n" ); document.write( "percent decresase=decrease/original amount (x 100)
\n" ); document.write( "=4/153 or 2.61% \n" ); document.write( "

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