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Susan made a 91 on her first history test she felt good and didn't feel like she needed to study on the second test she made a 70 Susan score decreased by what percent

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The score on the first test was 91 and the score on the second test was 70. This means that the decrease in her score was

91 - 70 = 21

Percentage is expressed in terms of 100. Thus, the precentage decrease in her score is expressed as

decrease/original score * 100

= 21/91 * 100

= 23.1 %

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