Q. The number 35 is decreased to 32 . What is the percentage by which the number was decreased, to the nearest tenth of a percent?Answer:
Identify Numbers: Identify the original number and the new number after the decrease.Original number: 35New number: 32
Calculate Absolute Decrease: Calculate the absolute decrease in the number.Absolute decrease = Original number - New numberAbsolute decrease = 35−32Absolute decrease = 3
Calculate Percentage Decrease: Calculate the percentage decrease using the formula:Percentage decrease = (Absolute decrease/Original number)×100Percentage decrease = (3/35)×100
Perform Division and Multiplication: Perform the division and multiplication to find the percentage decrease.Percentage decrease = (3/35)×100Percentage decrease ≈0.0857×100Percentage decrease ≈8.57
Round Percentage: Round the percentage decrease to the nearest tenth of a percent.Rounded percentage decrease ≈8.6%