If you have a 40% decrease, what percentage of the original amount do you have?

Cherokee asked Oct 24, 2023

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Cherokee asked Oct 24, 2023

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A 40% decrease represents subtraction.

So, the initial percentage is 100%, if it decreases by 40%, we get 60% as result.

Ti Strga answered Oct 31, 2023

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