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  • 02-12-2019
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what is the percent decrease from 5000 to 4000?

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gcantiga44
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  • 02-12-2019

Answer:

20%

Step-by-step explanation:

5000 - 4000 = 1000

[tex]\frac{1000}{5000}[/tex] × 100

[tex]\frac{1}{5}[/tex] × 100

0.2 × 100 = 20%

Check:

5000 - 20% of 5000

5000 - 2/10 × 5000

5000 - 1000

= 4000

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ray2me123
ray2me123 ray2me123
  • 02-12-2019

Answer:

20% decrement

Steps:

➥5000-x% of 5000=400

➥5000-x% × 5000=4000

➥5000-4000=x% × 5000

➥1000=x% × 5000

➥x%=1000/5000

➥x%=0.2

➥x%=20/100

➥x%=20%

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