A beauty magazine had 8,320 subscribers last year. This year, after its parent company made some changes, the magazine had 45% fewer subscribers. How many subscribers were there this year?____ subscribers
Q. A beauty magazine had 8,320 subscribers last year. This year, after its parent company made some changes, the magazine had 45% fewer subscribers. How many subscribers were there this year?____ subscribers
Calculate Subscribers Lost: Calculate the number of subscribers lost this year due to the 45% decrease.Calculation: 8320×0.45=3744 subscribers lost.
Find Current Subscribers: Subtract the number of subscribers lost from the total subscribers last year to find the current number of subscribers.Calculation: 8320−3744=4576 subscribers this year.
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