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The population of a city decreased from $25,000$ to $24,500$ . Find the percentage decrease.

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The decreased population of a city from $25,000$ to $24,500 .$
Population decreased $=25,000-24,500=500$
Decreased Percentage $=\frac{\text { Population decreased }}{\text { Original population }} \times 100=\frac{500}{25000} \times 100=2 \%$
Hence, the percentage decreased is $2 \%$.

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