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	A cyclist reduces his speed		2018-02-27
		From Katherine: Suppose the winner had reduced his average cycling rate by .1 mile per hour. By how much would his time have changed? (the cyclist's rate is 23.66 miles per hour and the answer to the question before this one was that he cycled 2,292 miles in 96.87 hours) Answered by Penny Nom.
	Percentage reduction		2016-01-30
		From Kuuku: The daily production targets in 2000 was 60,000 units this declined to 48,000 units in 2001 but was projected that further 300units reduction would be experienced in 2002. Calculate the percentage reduction by 2002. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Two price reductions and a coupon		2015-09-16
		From Suszanne: Mary purchased an item for 45% off the original price, plus an additional 20% off the sale price.She also had a $5 off coupon, which the salesclerk applied after these two discounts. Mary's final purchase price for the item was $50. She paid no sales tax, what was the original price of the item? Answered by Penny Nom.
	The rectangle is reduced to 90% of its original size		2011-03-31
		From stephon: A rectangle has a length of 4cm and a width of 8cm. If this rectangle is reduced to 90% of its original size what will be the new length Answered by Penny Nom.
	What percentage am I reducing it by?		2010-01-13
		From Lynda: I need to calculate the percentage of a total number. If my total is 2.9 million and I take out 187,000 what percentage am I reduing it by? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Percentage reduction		2009-12-15
		From John: Please explain how I should calculate the percentage of £676 billion reduced to £498billion Answered by Harley Weston.
	The volume is decreased by 25%		2008-11-17
		From Wanda: If the volume of a sphere is decreased by 25%, what is the new equation? Answered by Penny Nom.
	A price reduction and a discount		2008-09-11
		From Rita: A store advertises that during its Labor Day sale $15 will be deducted from every purchase over $100. In addition, after the deduction is taken, the store offers an early-bird discount of 20% to any person who makes a purchase before 10 a.m. If Hakeem makes a purchase of x dollars, x > 100, at 8 a.m., what, in terms of x, is the cost of Hakeem's purchase? (1) 0.20x - 15 (3) 0.85x - 20 (2) 0.20x -3 (4) 0.80x - 12 Answered by Penny Nom.
	Rate reduction		2008-06-11
		From Brian: we had a 2.43% scrap rate last year, compared to a 1.28% this year. does this come out to a .47% improvement? Thanks for your help Answered by Harley Weston.
	A T.V. is offered at a sale price of £460		2007-12-12
		From Conor: I was wondering if you could help me with this question which I have for homework. a) A T.V. is offered at a sale price of £460. If the reduction was 8%, what was the original price of the T.V.? Answered by Penny Nom.
	An 18% reduction		2007-06-15
		From darren: I have a figure of 627.30 i need to find out what the original amount was before 18% was taken away to leave the 627.30 Answered by Penny Nom.
	Reducing the over all size of a irregular pentagon		2007-04-11
		From Gilbert: I'm having trouble figuring out how to reduce the over all size of a irregular pentagon. The pentagon I'm trying to reduce has 2 right angles adjacent to each other. Basically the shape of a house. I have width, length of the legs and the height of the peak. But cannot figure out how to get the size of a reduced version that keeps the same proportion and angles. Thanks Gilbert Answered by Penny Nom.
	A reduction of 10% in the price of tea		2006-03-08
		From Bidhu: A reduction of 10% in the price of tea enables a dealer to purchase 25 kg more tea for Rs 22500.What is the reduced price per kg of tea?What was the original price per kg? Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	If something costs $40, and they took 20% off, what is the original price		2006-03-04
		From Kevin: If something costs $40, and they took 20% off, what is the original price Answered by Penny Nom.
	A matrix problem		2005-04-04
		From Alan: Let A = 1 -1 0 2 -1 2 a b c where a, b, c are constant real numbers. For what values of a, b, c is A invertible? [Hint: Your answer should be an equation in a, b, c which satisfied if and only if A is invertible.] Answered by Judi McDonald.
	A 40% reduction		2004-11-10
		From Cathy: I'm having trouble figuring out how to figure a percentage??? it's easy to find what 40% of any given number is, but how would i accurately figure out what is the final number is when i know the number after the 40% has been removed? when i add 40% to this number it obviously is lower than it should be. the best i could figure is; x=?-40% ---------------> x-?=-40% i'm all confused???? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Augmented matrix		2002-12-31
		From Michelle: I am trying to augment a matrix so that i can find the values of the variables a, b, and c. For the life of me i can't find a solution to the matrix: 3 -5 2 ' 22 2 3 -1 ' -9 4 3 3 ' 1 I thank you for your help, Michelle Answered by Penny Nom.
	Reduce 79,537/3,623,420		2001-12-13
		From Eliana: How do you reduce 79,537/3,623,420. Answered by Claude Tardif.
	Une réduction de 40%		2005-04-21
		From Isabelle: une famille composée de 3 enfants, et 2 adultes partent en expédition. ils payent au total 80€ sachant que les enfants bénéficient d'une réduction de 40% combien payent les parents et les enfants ? Answered by Claude Tardif.

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