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Due to an economic downturn, a company had to decrease its staff from 166 employees to 12 employees. What was the percentage decrease in staff? Round your answer to the nearest tenth.

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To calculate percentage decrease, we will use the formula;


\text{percentage decrease = }\frac{decrease}{\text{original number}}*100percent

decrease = original number - new number

= 166 - 12 =154


\text{percentage decrease = }(154)/(166)\text{ }*100percent

=92.8%

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