Question

Jack is currently driving into a headwind (17% decrease). if his normal mileage is 41 mpg, what will his car's mileage be in the headwind? round your answer to the tenths place

Answer 1

By the decrease of 17% in the mileage of Jack's car, the new mileage is only 83% of the previous mileage. To get the current mileage, we multiply the mileage by the percentage. That is,
                                  new mileage = (41 mpg)(0.83) 
                                                      = 34.03 mpg
Thus, the car's mileage in the headwind is only 34.03 mpg.