Write two expressions that show that decreasing a quantity by 10% is the same as multiplying that quantity by 0.9

Muntasim asked May 6, 2022

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Muntasim asked May 6, 2022

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Explanation:

x -0.1x = x(1-0.1) = 0.9x

Akash Yadav answered May 13, 2022

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