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Officer brimberry wrote 16 tickets for traffic violations last week, but only 10 tickets this week.what is the percent decrease
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Officer brimberry wrote 16 tickets for traffic violations last week, but only 10 tickets this week.what is the percent decrease

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Since the decrease is 6, 16-10=6, you have to find the percentage 6 of 16. You can divide 6 by 16, which equals .375. For percentage, you have to multiply it by 100, which would make it equal 37.5%. It was a 37.5% decrease.
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