SOLUTION: i want to reduce an amount by 60% which of the following number do i multiply by to help me to find the awnser and which is the odd one out:0.4 0.6 1.4? expalin your awnser

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Question 682272: i want to reduce an amount by 60% which of the following number do i multiply by to help me to find the awnser and which is the odd one out:0.4 0.6 1.4? expalin your awnser
Answer by mathgotserved(25) About Me  (Show Source):
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To reduce by 60% you will be taking away 60% and be left with 40% which is 40/100 and can be converted to .4 by long division. So the answer to your question is that you multiply by .4
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