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The value of 
x is decreased by 
14%. Which expression represents this situation?

0.986 x

0.86 x

0.14 x

14 x

The value of x x is decreased by 14% 14 \% . Which expression represents this situation?\newline0.986x 0.986 x \newline0.86x 0.86 x \newline0.14x 0.14 x \newline14x 14 x

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Q. The value of x x is decreased by 14% 14 \% . Which expression represents this situation?\newline0.986x 0.986 x \newline0.86x 0.86 x \newline0.14x 0.14 x \newline14x 14 x
  1. Calculate 1414% of xx: To represent a decrease of 1414% in the value of xx, we need to subtract 1414% of xx from xx itself. To find 1414% of xx, we convert the percentage to a decimal by dividing by 100100, which gives us 0.140.14. Then we multiply xx by 0.140.14 to get 1414% of xx.\newlineCalculation: xx00
  2. Subtract 1414% from xx: Now, to decrease xx by 14%14\%, we subtract 0.14x0.14x from xx. This can be represented as x0.14xx - 0.14x.\newlineCalculation: x0.14x=(10.14)x=0.86xx - 0.14x = (1 - 0.14)x = 0.86x
  3. Verify 1414% decrease: We check to ensure that the expression 0.86x0.86x represents a 14%14\% decrease from xx. If xx is decreased by 14%14\%, we are left with 86%86\% of xx, which is correctly represented by the expression 0.86x0.86x.

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