The number 20 is decreased to 19. What is the percentage by which the number was decreased, to the nearest tenth of a percent

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Answer:

(19-20)/20 = -.05 or a decrease of 5% (-5%)

Explanation:

(final number - initial number) / initial number * 100

Antimirov answered Aug 12, 2021

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