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Identify percent of change. 20 is decreased to 6.

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The answer to your question is 70% decrease

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User Frederik Baetens
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Answer:

70%

Explanation:

the formula for percent of change is:

New value - Old value divided by Old value

we can write this algebraically as:

(6-20)/20 which is -14/20

the negative simply implies a 'decrease' from old to new

14/20 equals 70/100 or 70%

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