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In a certain town there were 247 robberies last year. This year the number of robberies has gone down 27%. How many robberies were there this year, to the nearest whole number?
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In a certain town there were 247 robberies last year. This year the number of robberies has gone down 27%. How many robberies were there this year, to the nearest whole number?

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180.

247 is 100% so if that goes down by 27% we need to find what 73% of 247 is (100-27=73)
0.73*247≈180
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