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Percents

by BTGmoderatorRO » Fri Dec 29, 2017 7:41 am
If the number of fatalities from road accidents declined from 9,680 in 1988 to 9,600 in 1989 and then declined a further 20% from 1989 to 1990, what was the approximate percentage decline in the number of fatalities from 1988 to 1990?

(A) 12
(B) 16
(C) 21
(D) 37
(E) 43

OA is C
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