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Find the missing number.

Find the missing number.-example-1
User Don Omondi
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Answer: 20%

Explanation:

If we let the original amount be x, then after increasing it by 25%, we now have 1.25x

To get this back to x, we need to do 1.25x*(something) = x

this gives us that something = 1/1.25 = 0.8

meaning you need to decrease it by 100% - 80% = 20%

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