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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Enrollment in a business class decreased from 25 to 15 students. What was the percent of decrease in enrollment? 50% 60% 40%

OpenStudy (apoorvk):

how much is the decrease?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

10

OpenStudy (apoorvk):

what's the enrollment initially?

Parth (parthkohli):

Thank you apoorv :)

OpenStudy (apoorvk):

Welcome Parth -_- (the 'line' ain't cometh yet)

Parth (parthkohli):

\( \color{Black}{\Rightarrow Decrease \% =\Large {Decrease \over Original} \times 100 }\)

OpenStudy (apoorvk):

so what percentage of 25 is 10? refer to Parth's formula above^

Parth (parthkohli):

Why the "-_-"?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

40%

OpenStudy (apoorvk):

yes, right-O!

Parth (parthkohli):

Correcto!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok thank you

OpenStudy (apoorvk):

The "-_-" because I felt like the "-_-". -_-

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