Ben travels a regular distance of 80 miles to reach office. Today, he used an alternative route that covered a distance of only 75 miles. What is the decrease in the percentage of the distance travelled by ben
To find the decrease in the percentage of the distance traveled by Ben, we need to find the difference between the regular distance and the distance traveled today, and then calculate the percentage decrease.
Regular distance = 80 miles
Distance traveled today = 75 miles
Difference in distance = 80 - 75 = 5 miles
Percentage decrease = (Difference in distance / Regular distance) * 100
= (5 / 80) * 100
= 0.0625 * 100
= 6.25%
Therefore, the decrease in the percentage of the distance traveled by Ben is 6.25%.