To find the population of a city next year, we multiply its current population by 0.96 . By what percent does the population decrease per year?Answer: ______ %
Q. To find the population of a city next year, we multiply its current population by 0.96 . By what percent does the population decrease per year?Answer: ______ %
Identify Original Population: To find the percentage decrease, we need to determine how much less the new population is compared to the original population. The original population is considered to be 100%.
Calculate New Population Percentage: If the population is multiplied by 0.96, this means the new population is 96% of the original population.
Find Percentage Decrease: To find the percentage decrease, we subtract the new percentage (96%) from the original percentage (100%).Calculation: 100%−96%=4%
Determine Annual Decrease Rate: The population decreases by 4% per year.
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