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If the original quantity is 10 and the new quantity is 7 what is the percent decrease?

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7 divided by 10 then subtract 100% =30
User Gowiem
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30% because if you put it into fractions then it is 100/100 to 70/100 which is a 30/100 difference and 30/100 in other words is 30%. Hope this helped
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