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can u tell me what this is plz, I think I have worked it out but don't know if it is right: decrease £60 by 20%

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The answer would be £48 because if you divide 60 by 5, you get 12. 4/5 would be 48, or a twenty percent decrease.
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48. 20% of 60 euros would be 12 euros. Decreasing it means to subtract, so 60 - 12 = 48
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