Question 3
The population of a city decreased from 25,000 to 24,500. Find the percentage decrease.

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Solution

Initial population = 25000
Final population = 24500
Decrease in population = 25000 - 24500 = 500
$% d e c r e a s e = \frac{500}{25000} \times 100 = 2 %$
Hence, the percentage in population is 2%.

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