Question

The staff at a company went from 40 to 29 employees. what is the percent decrease in staff

Answer 1

Number of employees outside of company=40-29=11

we can calculate the percent decrease in staff by the rule of 3

40 employees-----------------100%
11 employees----------------   x

x=(11 employees*100%) / 40 employees=27.5%

The percent decrease in staff was: 27.5%