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

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25% is the answer because 25% of fifty is IDK
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It depends, are you talking about Fahrenheit or Celsius? Fahrenheit is simple, but Celsius is a bit complicated. The drop from 75 to 50 is 25, and 25 is one-third of 75, so that would 33% or 1/3% drop. 
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