Find the pcent of decrease to the nearest whole percent? Was:25 Now:17. But i don't understand my teacher, please help me by doing an example.
25 - 17 = 8
8/25 = 0.32 = 32% decrease
Thank you, now i can understand how it works! sorry for mispelling the word percent.
You're very welcome.
Sure, I can help you with that!
To find the percent decrease, we can use the formula:
Percent Decrease = ((Original Value - New Value) / Original Value) * 100
In this case, the original value is 25 and the new value is 17.
Let's plug in these values into the formula:
Percent Decrease = ((25 - 17) / 25) * 100
= (8 / 25) * 100
To calculate this, we divide 8 by 25 to get 0.32, then multiply it by 100 to get 32.
Therefore, the percent decrease is 32%.
So, the answer to your question is a 32% decrease to the nearest whole percent.
I hope this explanation helps you understand how to calculate percent decrease!