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a 80% increase followed by a 40% decrease would that be equal, greater or less than the original amount
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a 80% increase followed by a 40% decrease would that be equal, greater or less than the original amount

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Greater than the original amount. Say we had 1 dollar, after an 80 percent increase you have 1.8 dollars then a 40 percent decreased is 1.08 which is larger than our original 1 dollar
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