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I don't know how to paraphrase this sentence "the figure shows there is a three-fold decrease in the number of US population".

Can I paraphrase it with "treble"? How can I write this sentence with the word "three times"?

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Sarah
Feb 16, 2013
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"The figure shows there is a decrease in the US population by one third"

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Gillian
Feb 16, 2013
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"The figure shows there is a triple decrease in the population of the US."

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"the figure shows there is a three-fold decrease in the number of US population".

While if you wanted to use "three times" it would be like a pie. You would have to be talking about a figure that show the decrease occuring three separate time.

Fig. 1
(in 1995 we see a decrease)
In 1990 we see a decrease)
in 2010 we see a decrease)

The first figure shows the U.S. population has decreased three times since 1990.

If you want to paraphrase the existing sentence. I would remove "there is".

"The figure shows a three-fold decrease in the population of the U.S.".
or
"The figure shows a three-fold decrease in/of America's population."

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