In a certain town there were 374 robberies last year. This year the number of robberies has gone down 26%. How many robberies were there this year, to the nearest whole number?Answer:
Q. In a certain town there were 374 robberies last year. This year the number of robberies has gone down 26%. How many robberies were there this year, to the nearest whole number?Answer:
Calculate Decrease Percentage: Calculate the number of robberies that represent a 26% decrease from last year.26% of 374 robberies = 0.26×374= 97.24This is the number of robberies by which the count has decreased.
Subtract Decrease from Total: Subtract the decrease from last year's total to find this year's number of robberies. 374 robberies −97.24 robberies=276.76 robberiesSince we need to report the number of robberies to the nearest whole number, we round 276.76 to 277.
More problems from Percent of change: word problems