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Suppose the population of a certain city is 5289 thousand. It is expected to decrease to 4530 thousand in 50 years. Find the percent decrease.
The percent decrease is approximately \%.
(Round to the nearest tenth.)

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imSolly

Answer:

14.4% decrease

Step-by-step explanation:

Here is the formula for finding the percentage of decrease:

(starting value - final value) / starting value * 100.

So for your question,

[tex]\frac{5289-4530}{5289} =.0144\\.0144 * 100 = 14.4\\[/tex]/

There was a 14.4% decrease within 50 years.

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