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Algebra Difficulty 1.0 Junior Find the answer United Kingdom

Official UK accident statistics showed that there were 225 accidents involving teapots in one year. However, in the following year there were 47 such accidents. What was the approximate percentage reduction in recorded accidents involving teapots from the first year to the second?

(A) $50\%$ (B) $60\%$ (C) $70\%$ (D) $80\%$ (E) $90\%$

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