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What is the percent of decrease from 400,000 to 20,000?
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What is the percent of decrease from 400,000 to 20,000?

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if you decrease it then it would be -95 % i believe
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Answer:

95% decrease

Explanation:

Subtract starting value minus final value

Divide that amount by the absolute value of the starting value

Multiply by 100 to get percent decrease

If the percentage is negative, it means there was an increase and not an decrease.

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