SOLUTION: how do you find the percent decrease of a problem?

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Question 456702: how do you find the percent decrease of a problem?
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) About Me  (Show Source):
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how do you find the percent decrease of a problem?
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Subtract the amt resulting from the decrease from original amt.
Divide that by the original amt, multiply that by 100 to get the percent
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For example the original amt was $200
Actual amt was $110
What was the percent decrease?
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%28200-110%29%2F200 * 100 = 45% decrease