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There are 620 mangoes in a basket. if 45 of them are rotten and thrown away, calculate the percentage decrease in the number of the mangoes?

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Firstly, let's find out the remaining number of mangoes after the rotten ones are removed. We start with a total of 620 mangoes and discard 45 rotten ones. This can be calculated with a simple subtraction equation:

620 (total mangoes) - 45 (rotten mangoes) = 575 (remaining good mangoes)

Next, we calculate the decrease in the number of mangoes:

620 (total mangoes) - 575 (remaining good mangoes) = 45 (the number of mangoes has decreased)

Lastly, we calculate the percentage decrease in the number of mangoes:

(Numerical decrease / Original number) * 100 = (45 / 620) * 100 = 7.26 (approximately)

So, the number of mangoes has decreased by 45, which represents a decrease of about 7.26%.

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