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the number of students in a chess club decreased from 37 to 19. What is the percent decrease? Round your answer to the nearest percent. The percent decrease is %.

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Answer:

You should be able to get your answer by

Explanation:

For example let's sayAbout 33%. You divide 12 by 18 and get 0.6666666 and it goes on. So, rounded to the nearest percent, it is 67%. Then, you subtract it from 100 and get 33%. So the percent decrease is 33%.

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