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Answer pleaseeeee 15 ptsThere are 89 boys and 95 girls on the middle school track team last year. This year the number of boys increased by 15%, while the number of girls decreased by 20%. Was there an overall increase or decrease in the number of students on the track team? Calculate the overall percent of change in the number of students on the track team.A) 1% increaseB) 4% increase C) 17.7% increase D) 1% decreaseE) 4% decrease F)17.7% decrease

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Answer:EStep-by-step explanation:89 + 95 = 18489 x 15% increases the number of boys by 13             89 + 13 = 10295 x 20% decreases the girls by 19                              95 -  19 =  76                                                                                102 + 76 + 178