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From 20 miles to 11 miles is percent decrease, round to the nearest percent.

User Arled
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use this formula:
original amount - new amount
———————————————-
original amount

you just plug in the numbers in this formula now and solve

20-11 9
——— = —- = 0.45
20 20

multiply 0.45 by 100 to convert it into a percent

0.45 * 100 = 45

The answer is 45% !!

User Esteban Verbel
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