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AQuA-RAT train #48338 · Arithmetic · Decimals & percentages

In 1995, the Johnsons spent $800 on the family’s water bills

In 1995, the Johnsons spent $800 on the family’s water bills. Anticipating that water rates would increase in 1996 by 50%, the Johnsons cut back their water usage. By how much must the Johnsons have reduced their 1996 water usage to pay exactly the same amount Y in 1996 as they paid in 1995?

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