the number of members in a club dropped from 80 to 52. what is the percent of decrease in the number of members

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Percent of decrease :
Original - New / Original
so...
80 - 52 / 80 ---->
28/80
.35 multiply by 100 to get percent
35% increase Hope I helped if you have any questions let me know! :)

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