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If you wish to move to a smaller city to reduce your average driving time to work by 25%, how much smaller should the city be?

a. 25%
b. 20%
c. 33.33%
d. 75%

User NonameSL
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Final answer:

To reduce the average driving time to work by 25%, the city should be 33.33% smaller.

Step-by-step explanation:

To reduce the average driving time to work by 25%, the city should be 33.33% smaller.



Let's assume the current driving time is x. To reduce it by 25%, we can calculate 0.75x.



The new driving time in the smaller city should be 0.75x. The percentage reduction in driving time can be found by calculating (x - 0.75x) / x * 100, which simplifies to 25%.



Therefore, the city needs to be 33.33% smaller to achieve a 25% reduction in average driving time to work.

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