Question

He Stern family planned an 85 mile road trip. They decided to stop after 62 miles at the History Museum. Find the percent of decrease. Round to the nearest whole number.

Answer 1

27%

Explanation:

Stern family planned to walk 85 miles road trip

They decided to stop at a history museum after 62 miles

Diffrence between both locations = 85-62= 23

Therefore the percent decrease can be calculated as follows

= 23/85 × 100

= 0.27 ×100

= 27%

Hence the percent decrease is 27 %