Question

THINK, DISCUSS AND WRITE
| 1. Two times a number is a 100% increase in the number. If we take half the number
what would be the decrease in per cent?
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Answer 1

Answer:

50%

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the number be x.

two times the number 2x = x + 100% x

= x + x = 2x its true

then half of the number is x/2

it is equal to 50% of its value

so 50% decrease in %