SOLUTION: Solve. If necessary, round to the nearest tenth of a percent. Data from the Federal Bureau of Investigation show that the number of hate crimes in the United States decreased b

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Question 1193731: Solve. If necessary, round to the nearest tenth of a percent.
Data from the Federal Bureau of Investigation show that the number of hate crimes in the United States decreased between two recent years, from 7776 incidents to 6601 incidents. What was the percent decrease in hate crimes between these two years?

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Answer: 15.1%

Work Shown:
Difference = Old - New = 7776 - 6601 = 1175
Percent Decrease = (difference)/(original) = 1175/7776 = 0.151 = 15.1% approximately