Ayso has 18 8th grade boys teams this year but this is a 28% decrease from the prior year. How many 8th grade teams were there l

Question

2 years ago

11

ast year?

1 answer:

NikAS [45] · Answer 1 · 2022-07-20T22:54:04+03:00

Answer:

23pupils

Step-by-step explanation:

Given parameters:

Number of 18th grade boys this year = 18

Percentage decrease = 28%

Unknown:

How many 8th grade teams were there last year = ?

Solution:

Since this is a percentage decrease, ;

Number of pupils this year = Number of pupils last year - (28% x 18 )

18 + (28% x 18 ) = Number of pupils last year

Number of pupils last year = 23pupils