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Mrs. Hall had a total of 20 students in her 3rd hour math class. The next day she

had 15 students. What is the percent decrease in the number of students in her
math class?

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Answer: 33%

Step-by-step explanation:

This problem is a simple percent chage problem. The absoluge change in price was $12−$8=$4. Relative to the original price, it was 412, which is 0.3333 or 33.33%.

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