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The temperature dropped from 75 degrees to 50 degrees. What was the percent decrease in the temperature?

a. 33 1/3%
b. 50%
c. 66 2/3%

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Answer:

75 into 3 parts would br 25, 50, 75. Each number has 25 in between each other. If the temperature dropped to 50 it dropped by 25 degrees which is equal to 1 part out of 3 so our fraction is 1/3. This equals 33 1/3%

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It dropped by 25 degrees (I'm assuming they are both either Celsius or Fahrenheit). 25 is a third of 75 (75/3 = 25). So, the answer will be letter a.
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