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Last week, Jamie counted the number of rice grains in his plate, and found he had 250 grains. He had rice this week, and counted only 175 grains. Find the percentage decrease.
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Last week, Jamie counted the number of rice grains in his plate, and found he had 250

grains.
He had rice this week, and counted only 175 grains.
Find the percentage decrease.

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30% decrease
175 divided by 250 = 0.7
1 - 0.7 = 0.3
0.3 = 30%
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