This happened several times in history. However, the most recent and largest decrease in the number of Jews occurred during World War II, when the Holocaust claimed the lives of 6 million European Jews.
A number of times: In several of the events in the wilderness (e.g. compare Numbers ch.2 to ch.26),
In several events in Judges (e.g. see ch.20),
In several events in the Books of Samuel and Kings (e.g. see 1 Samuel 31:1, and 2 Kings 6:25-30),
At the First Destruction,
In several events during Second Temple times,
At the Second Destruction (Josephus puts the slain at 1,100,000),
At the siege of Betar (see Talmud, Gittin 57a),
During the Crusades,
During the Spanish Inquisition and Expulsion,
During the Chmielnicki massacres (1648-9)
During the Holocaust.
For a fuller listing, see:
http://www.simpletoremember.com/articles/a/HistoryJewishPersecution/
To decrease a number means to take away, or subtract, something from the number.
The amount of decrease from a larger number to a smaller number expressed as a percentage of the larger number. Going from 10 to 7 is a 30% decrease.
You can decrease a number by 10 percent by multiplying it by 0.9
Why did the number of english immigrants decrease after 1660?
To determine a percentage decrease, ascertain the actual decrease, then divide this by the base number and multiply the result by 100. Decrease = a - b The base number (the number on which the decrease is based) = a Therefore, the percentage decrease = 100 x (a - b)/a % EXAMPLE : What is the percentage decrease of 15 to 11. Decrease = 15 - 11 = 4 : Base number = 15 Percentage decrease = 100 x 4/15 = 262/3 or 26.67%
If the number of phytoplankton decrease the food chain would decrease in the ocean.
what multiplying factor decrease a number by 3 %
percentage decrease = (100 - ((new number / old number) * 100)
Number - (0.30*Number) Example: A 30% decrease of 150 150 - (0.30*150) = 105
6 million Jews
If you increase the number of bulbs in a circuit, the resistance in the circuit will increase, causing the motor's speed to decrease. If you decrease the number of bulbs, the resistance in the circuit will decrease, causing the motor's speed to increase.
The number of units will decrease and if it is going from largest to smallest the number of units will increase.