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One year, the population of a city was 99,000. Several years later it was 82,170. Find the percent decrease.
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One year, the population of a city was 99,000. Several years later it was 82,170. Find the percent decrease.

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82170/99000=0.83
1-0.83=0.17
answer is 17%
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