Q. What is the result when the number 45 is decreased by 20% ?Answer:
Understand the problem: Understand the problem.We need to calculate the result of decreasing the number 45 by 20%. This means we need to find 20% of 45 and then subtract that value from 45.
Calculate 20% of 45: Calculate 20% of 45.To find 20% of a number, we can multiply the number by 0.20 (since 20% is the same as 10020 or 0.20).So, 20% of 45 is 45×0.20.
Perform the calculation: Perform the calculation from Step 2.45×0.20=9So, 20% of 45 is 9.
Subtract the value found: Subtract the value found in Step 3 from the original number.Now we subtract 9 from 45 to find the decreased value.45−9=36
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