Question

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last year a community had 32 incidents of vandalism. this year they had 23 incidents of vandalism. what was the percent of decrease rounded to the nearest percent?

Answer 1

Explanation:

Clue 1 :

"Percent of Decrease" = ( Final Number - Initial Number ) expressed as a percentage of the Initial Number

Clue 2 :

number X expressed as a percentage of Number Y = (X/Y) x 100 %

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