Question

Find each percent decrease. round to the nearest percent:

Answer 1

Answer:

Your first question: 28% decrease

Your second question: 78% increase

Step-by-step explanation:

general process for both of these will be

1.     find the change (final - initial)

2.    divide change by initial

(***final means at the end & initial means at the start.)

so for your first question....

1.     find the change (final - initial)

final - initial = ?

68 - 95 = -27

2.    divide change by initial

-27/95 = -.2842105263 ≈ -28%    ===> that's a 28% decrease.

now let's solve the second problem:

1.     find the change (final - initial)

final - initial = ?

64 - 36 = 28

2.    divide change by initial

28/36 = 0.77777777777 ≈ 78%     ===> that's a 78% increase.