Why is my battery dying so fast

The battery is fully charged and once i take it off the charger it goes down to about 50% in about an hour. i make sure there are no apps open in the background and it just keeps going down.

Try a Restart. 
Press and hold the Sleep/Wake button for a few seconds until the red "slide to power off" slider appears, and then slide the slider. Press and hold the Sleep/Wake button until the Apple logo appears.
It's odd that it drops so fast so I question first is it really charging to full. I would question if the battery, cable, wall plug or wall outlet is bad. You can try to isolate these and narrow down the suspects. First use a different wall outlet. Sometimes one will go bad and you don't know it. Then try to borrow a cord and wall plug. Change only one to see if it makes a difference and if not try the other.
If none of these have worked then I would take it to an Apple Store or Authorized Service Center o be checked out. Maybe someone else on the forum has something else that might help. Good luck!

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