Q. What is the result when the number 22 is decreased by 2.9% ?Answer:
Understand the problem: Understand the problem.We need to calculate the value of 22 after it has been decreased by 2.9%. This means we need to find 2.9% of 22 and then subtract that value from 22.
Calculate 2.9% of 22: Calculate 2.9% of 22.To find 2.9% of 22, we convert the percentage to a decimal by dividing by 100 and then multiply by 22.2.9%=1002.9=0.0290.029×22=0.638
Subtract calculated value: Subtract the calculated value from the original number.Now we subtract the value found in Step 2 from the original number 22.22−0.638=21.362
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