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400 meters to 350 meters increase or decrease

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\begin{gathered} \text{percent change = }(new-old)/(|old|)*100=(350-400)/(400)*100 \\ =-(50)/(400)*100=-(5000)/(400)=-12.5 \end{gathered}

In this case we have a negative change, therefore decrease

answer: decrease

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