Question

By what percent will a fraction change if its numerator is decreased by 60% and its denominator is decreased by 20%? THANK YOU SO MUCH TO WHOEVER ANSWERS IT I HAVE VERY LITTLE TIME!

Answer 1

Answer:

decreased by 50%

Step-by-step explanation:

$\frac{x}{y}$

100% - 60% = 40% = 0.4

100% - 20% = 80% = 0.8

$\frac{0.4x}{0.8y}$ = $\frac{x}{2y}$ = 0.5 × $\frac{x}{y}$ ⇒ the original fraction is decreased by 50%