Answer:
33.3333% decrease
Step-by-step explanation:
Percent change formula: 
, where x is the new value and y is the starting value.
Plug in values and solve:
-33.3333% change, or a 33.3333% decrease.
You multiply 55.25 by 0.18. You get 9.945 and then you add it to 55.25. You should get 65.195. Round it to $65.20. That's your answer.
The answer is 85%.
If you're solving without a calculator, you can simply multiply the numerator and denominator so that the denominator is equal to 100. So, for this fraction, you would multiply both the top and the bottom by 5.
17/20
17(5) / 20(5)
85 / 100
85%
2/5 = 0.4
let x = amount of applications received
180 = 0.4x.
Divide each side by 0.4
450 = x
The school received 450 applications
