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3 years ago

By what percent will the product of two numbers decrease if one of them is decreased by 20% and the other is decreased by 50%?

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Furkat [3]3 years ago

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Answer:

(x - .20)(x - .50)

$x^{2}$ = (.20)(.50)

$x^{2}$ = 0.1

x = $\sqrt{ .1$

x = .32

the product of two numbers decrease by 32%

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