Q. What is the result when the number 21 is decreased by 76% ? Round your answer to the nearest tenth.Answer:
Calculate 76% of 21: First, we need to calculate 76% of 21 to find out how much will be decreased from the original number.To find 76% of 21, we multiply 21 by 0.76.Calculation: 21×0.76
Perform multiplication: Now, let's perform the multiplication to find the decrease amount.Calculation: 21×0.76=15.96
Subtract decrease amount: Next, we subtract the decrease amount from the original number to find the result.Calculation: 21−15.96
Perform final subtraction: Performing the subtraction gives us the final result.Calculation: 21−15.96=5.04
Round to nearest tenth: The question asks for the answer to be rounded to the nearest tenth. Rounding 5.04 to the nearest tenth gives us 5.0.
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