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Akshat spent 3 hours each day driving to and form work. He opened an office closer to home and now drives 80 minutes to and form work. What is the percent of decrease in his commute time?

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3*60 = 180 minutes

80/180 = 0.44

1-0.44 = 0.56

it was a 56% decrease in commute time

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