document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1164966>Question 1164966</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An investment decrease by5% per year for 4 years. By what total percent does it decrease? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #789389 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=789389\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> this is 0.95^4 and that is 0.8145<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That is an 18.55% decrease.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "it isn't 20%, because only the first year did it decrease 5% from the original amount. The second year, it decreased 5%, but from a smaller number (0.95). </SPAN>\n" );
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