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last week , it rained x inches. This week the amount of rain decreased by 5%. which expressions represent the amount of rain that fell this week

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0.95 x


as 0.95 is the same as decreasing by 5%

extra help:
to increase by 5% you times by 1.05x
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Answer: Because we don't know what "x" is let "x" be 100%. So, now all you have to do is subtract 5% from 100% to get 95%.


Explanation:

100%-5%=95% or 0.95x

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