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borishaifa [10]

2 years ago

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Officer Brimberry wrote 16 tickets for traffic violations last week, but only 2 tickets this week. What is the percent decrease?

Give your answer to the nearest tenth of a percent.

1 answer:

Verdich [7]2 years ago

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Answer:

87.5%

Step-by-step explanation:

It decreased by 16 - 2 or 14, and since he wrote 16 tickets last week, the answer is 14/16 in percent form, or 7/8 = 87.5%.

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