A connsession stand in the football stadium sold 250 gallons of soft drink on Sunday as football fans came to watch the quarter finals. The following day, it only sold 150 gallons of soft drink. By what percent did the sales decrease on monday? show your work
To find the decrease in sales on Monday as a percentage, we need to calculate the difference between the two days and divide it by the initial sales figure on Sunday. Then, we multiply the result by 100 to express it as a percentage.
Decrease in sales = (250 - 150) gallons = 100 gallons
Percentage decrease = (Decrease in sales / Initial sales on Sunday) * 100
Percentage decrease = (100 / 250) * 100
Percentage decrease = 0.4 * 100
Percentage decrease = 40%
Therefore, the sales decreased by 40% on Monday.