25 % = 0.25; "percent of" means "multiply by": 12000 X 0.25 = 3000, if the 25 % is considered exact. Otherwise, 3.0 X 103 in scientific notation.
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25% of 12 = 3
48 percent as a fraction is 12/25
12 percent means 12 out of 100. You could write it as 12/100. You should reduce this though to 3/25.
Decreasing from 12 to 9 is a 25% decrease.