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One year, the population of a city was 137,000. Several years later it was 117,820. Find the percent decrease.

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The percent decrease in population can be calculated by dividing the difference between the two populations by the original population and then multiplying by 100. In this case, the percent decrease is ((137000-117820)/137000)*100 = 14%.

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