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#1 2006-12-21 04:58:48

balasvce
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Registered: 2006-12-20
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solve & explain plzzz

27) If the assets of a certain mutual fund dropped by 3.04

billion$ to 7.o4 billion$, what is the % dec in the asset.
a)0.4 b)4 c)5 d)25 e)40

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#2 2006-12-21 07:25:25

pi man
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Registered: 2006-07-06
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Re: solve & explain plzzz

The initial value was 10.08 (3.04 + 7.04) and the decrease was 3.04.    The percentage decrease would be the amount of the drop divided by the initial amount.   3.04 / 10.08 ~= 30%.   That's not one of your choices though.

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#3 2006-12-21 11:17:23

John E. Franklin
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Registered: 2005-08-29
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Re: solve & explain plzzz

Yeah, somethings wrong.


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