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The doctor recommended that Matt decrease thenumber of calories he consumed from 2,500 to 1,800. By what percent did the number of calories decrease?

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Answer:

28 decrease

Explanation:

2,500 - 1,800 = 700

700/2500 x 100 = 28

So its 28% decrease.

User Nicolas Del Valle
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I would say about 40 percent
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