The salary of a worker is first increased by 40% and afterwards reduced by 40%. What is the net change in the worker's salary?	Options:
A) 8% decrease B) 8% increase C) 16% decrease D) 16% increase E) no change
Let x be the original salary.   The final salary is 0.6(1.4x) = 0.84x   The answer is 16% decrease.
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The salary of a worker is first increased by 40% and afterwards reduced by 40%. What is the net change in the worker's salary?