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Finding Increase or Decrease Percentage in Situations

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State whether the given statement is true or false:

After 50% decrease of 20, the number obtained will be 10.

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True

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False

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Solution

The correct option is A
True

As we know that

50 % of 20= $\frac{50}{100}$ × 20 = 10

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