document.write( "Question 1157371: On Saturday, there were 12 skim boarders at a beach. On Sunday, there were 9. What was the percent of decrease? \n" ); document.write( "

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The amount of the decrease is
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+12+-+9+=+3+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "The fraction of the decrease is
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+3%2F12+=+1%2F4+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "The percent of the decrease is
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+%28+1%2F4+%29%2A100+=+25+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "25% decrease
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