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On Monday morning, Susan bought 2.5 pounds of grapes at the supermarket. That day, Susan ate some grapes and had 1.75 pounds of grapes left. What is the percent decrease of pounds of grapes on Monday?

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Explanation:

On Monday morning, Susan bought 2.5 pounds of grapes at the supermarket. That day, Susan ate some grapes and had 1.75 pounds of grapes left. This means that the amount of grapes that she ate would be 2.5 - 1.75 = 0.75

The percentage decrease of pounds of grapes on Monday would be the amount that she ate on Monday divided by the initial amount times 100. It becomes

0.75/2.5 × 100 = 30℅

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