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Q: Is it possible to have a decrease of more than 100 percent?
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How can you have more than 100 percent decrease?

This is possible when you can have values of less than zero. If I have $100 of wealth, a 150% decrease in my wealth would mean I am now $50 in debt.


Can an amount be decreased by more than 100 percent?

No, an amount cannot be decreased by more than 100 percent. To decrease by more than 100 percent would mean that the amount is actually going into the negative values, which is not possible in most contexts. A decrease of 100 percent means that the amount is reduced to zero.


What will be the increase or decrease percent if a no is increased by 20 percent and then decreased by 8 percent?

The final result is 10.4% more than the original number.


What is the percent of change 200 to 158?

200 is 26.582% more than 158.


What is the percent decrease of 25 to 15?

15 is 40% less than 25.


A percent change describing a decrease in a quantity?

Any percent less than 100.


Can 120 percent be a probabilty?

No. No percentage higher than 100 percent is possible. Out of 100 occurrences it is impossible to obtain an answer of more than the totality of the occurrences.


What two numbers have a percent of decrease of about 71 percent?

29.00001 is about 71% less than 100.


Is it possible for a population with high birth rate to decrease size?

If more people were dying than being born, then yes


Why is it possible to have an increase of 150 percent in price but not a 150 percent decrease in price?

Think of it like this, you have 2 dollars. 2 dollars is 100 percent, so 150 is 3 dollars. However there is no negative percentage, so if you have 2 dollars can you take away 3? No, so that means u can never have a deduction of more than you have with percentages.


What percent of decrease from 280 to 182?

182 is 35% less than 280.


What is the percent decrease from 91 to 44?

41 is 51.65% less than 91.