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Find each percent of change. State whether the percent increase or decrease. Please solve and show your work please.

A) original : 233 new: 200

User Schwierig
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14.163 meaning decrease
User Inky
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200/233=x/100
233x=20,000
20,000/233=85.8369
85.8369-100=-14.163%
Meaning there was a 14.163 percent decrease.
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