Question

The owner of a health club decides to reduce the $35 membership fee by $5. What is the approximate percent decrease in the fee?

Answer 1

divide how much it was reduced ( 5) by the original price(35)

5/35 = 0.14285, now turn that into a percent so about 14.3%

Answer 2

With $35, a member is paying 100%.
Since the reduction is 5%, that means his is paying now 95% of $35,
that means $35 x 0.95 = $33.25, So the decrease in fees is 35-33.25 = $1.75

Another method: the reduction was 5% on the $35 or 5% x 35 = 0.05x35=$1.75