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Last year Austin Texas received 20 inches of rainfall. this year Austin received 18 inches of rainfall. find the percent of decrease in the number of inches of rainfall. round y…

Last year Austin Texas received 20 inches of rainfall. this year Austin received 18 inches of rainfall. find the percent of decrease in the number of inches of rainfall. round y…
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last year Austin Texas received 20 inches of rainfall. this year Austin received 18 inches of rainfall. find the percent of decrease in the number of inches of rainfall. round your answer to the nearest tenth of a percent if necessary

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10 % is the percent of decreased rain
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User Onestarblack
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10%. Use an equation :20/100=18/x. Then cross multiply and subtract the percentages
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