In the month of may 2019, norfolk international airport had approximately 360,000 passengers. in the month of may 2020, they had approximately 46,000 passengers. what is the percent decrease in the number of passengers from may 2019 to may 2020
To calculate the percent decrease in the number of passengers from May 2019 to May 2020, we need to find the difference between the two numbers and then express it as a percentage of the initial value.
The difference in the number of passengers is 360,000 - 46,000 = 314,000.
To express this decrease as a percentage of the initial value, we divide the difference by the initial value and multiply by 100:
(314,000 / 360,000) * 100 = 87.22%
Therefore, the percent decrease in the number of passengers from May 2019 to May 2020 is approximately 87.22%.