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the patent and trademark office issued a total of 158,584 utility patents in 2007. this number of patents is down from 174,841 in 2006. what is the percent of decrease?

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Onoriodefelix

Answer:

9.29%

Step-by-step explanation:

Utility patents in 2006 is

174841

In 2007,the value decreased to 158584

Decrease = 174841 - 158584

= 16257

Percentage decrease Is

= decrease/value in 2006 x 100%

That Is

16257/174841 x 100%

0.0929 x 100%

9.29 %

Therefore, there was a 9.29% decrease in the number of utility patents between 2006 and 2007