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A number is increased 20%.By what percent the new number is decreased so that the number restores the original value?​

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Answer:

You have to give the number by which the 20% is increased in order to cross multiply and divide by a hundred to find the missing % of the decrease. Otherwise, you would simply subtract 20% from 100%, which seems unlikely to be the answer. We need more information.

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