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alrite.

the question is:

In a certain week, the London stock market went down from 1839 to 1537. What was the percent of decrease to the nearest whole percent.

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Answer 1

[ (1839-1537) / 1839 ] x 100

16.42%

Answer 2

To find the increase or decrease of a percent subtract the two numbers and divide that difference by the ORIGINAL number.

1839 - 1537 =302

302/1839 = 16%

Answer 3

302/1839 =.164 =16.4%

16%