Q. What is the result when the number 74 is decreased by 6.6% ? Round your answer to the nearest tenth.Answer:
Calculate Percentage of 74: To find the result when the number 74 is decreased by 6.6%, we first need to calculate 6.6% of 74. We can calculate the percentage by converting the percentage to a decimal and then multiplying it by the number. 6.6% as a decimal is 0.066. So, we calculate 0.066×74.
Find Decrease Amount: Now, let's perform the multiplication to find 6.6% of 74. 0.066×74=4.884This is the amount by which 74 will be decreased.
Subtract Decrease from Original: Next, we subtract the decrease from the original number to find the final result. 74−4.884=69.116
Round to Nearest Tenth: The question asks us to round the answer to the nearest tenth. Rounding 69.116 to the nearest tenth gives us 69.1.
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