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Source: Official Guide for GMAT Review 2016 Problem Solving; #135

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In Country C, the unemployment rate among

In Country C, the unemployment rate among construction workers dropped from 16 percent on September 1, 1992, to 9 percent on September 1, 1996. If the number of construction workers was 20 percent greater on September 1, 1996, than on September 1, 1992, what was the approximate percent change in the number f unemployed construction workers over this period?

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