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A 6-inch-by-10-inch rectangle is cut down to a 5-inch-by-9-inch rectangle. What is the percent of decrease in the area? Express your answer as a mixed number percent.

 Oct 6, 2021
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6 x 10 = 60 in2

5 x 9 = 45 

 

(60 -45)/60 x100% = 25% reduction

 Oct 6, 2021

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