The water in a reservoir decreased by 47% during a drought. Before the drought, the reservoir held 44,580 acre ft (AF) of water.
How much water did the reservoir hold, after the drought?

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47% of the water in reservoir disappeared during the drought.

How much of the original amount was left ?    (100% - 47%) = 53% .

                 53%  of  44,580 AF
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               0.53     x  44,580 AF  =  23,627.4 AF .