Q. What is the result when the number 34 is decreased by 53% ?Answer:
Understand the problem: Understand the problem.We need to calculate the value of the number 34 after it has been decreased by 53%. This means we need to find 53% of 34 and then subtract that value from 34.
Calculate 53% of 34: Calculate 53% of 34.To find 53% of 34, we convert the percentage to a decimal by dividing by 100 and then multiply by the number.53% as a decimal is 10053=0.53.Now, multiply 0.53 by 34 to find the decrease amount.0.53×34=18.02
Subtract the decrease: Subtract the decrease from the original number.Now we subtract the decrease amount from the original number to find the result.34−18.02=15.98
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