sanoojan
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  • 04-01-2016
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to decrease an amount by 42% , multiply by ????

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TaylorBayley
TaylorBayley TaylorBayley
  • 04-01-2016
To decrease percentages you multiply by (100-x)/100 where x is the percentage. To increase percentages you multiply by (100+x)/100.

So in this case you will multiply by (100-42)/100=0.58
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