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Last year 80 students signed up for a summer trip to Washington, D.C. This summer 50 students have signed up to go. What is the

percent decrease in the number of students?
A 30%
B 37.5%
C 60%
D 62.5%
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Fynjy0 [20]2 years ago

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Given:

Last year 80 students signed up for a summer trip to Washington, D.C.

This summer 50 students have signed up to go.

To find:

The percent decrease in the number of students.

Solution:

We have,

Students in last year = 80

Students in this year = 50

Now,

$\text{Decrease}\%=\dfrac{\text{Students in last year - Students in this year }}{\text{Students in last year }}\times 100$

$\text{Decrease}\%=\dfrac{80-50}{80}\times 100$

$\text{Decrease}\%=\dfrac{30}{80}\times 100$

$\text{Decrease}\%=\dfrac{3}{8}\times 100$

$\text{Decrease}\%=37.5$

Therefore, the correct option is B.

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