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If the population of Townville went from 2105 to 1705, then the percent decrease in population is closest to
Title
Population Decrease
Your Result
Correct
Difficulty
Medium
Your Pace
0:02
Others' Pace
1:10
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Text Explanation
As a benchmark,
If we make the denominator bigger, the fraction as a whole gets smaller.
Therefore, is approximately 20%, but we know it will be smaller than 20%. The only answer that is smaller than 20% but close to 20% is 19%.
Answer = (A)
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