Question

The number of student of schoolwas 450 last year and it is 396 this year.By how many percent did the number decrease

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Answer 1

12%

Explanation:

The way to solve is to divide the number.

396/450 = 0.88 or 88%

Now, we subtract 88 from 100 to get 12, since we wanted the percent decrease.

Answer 2

Explanation:

450 - 396 = 54

(54/450) * 100% = 12%

Hence the decrease is 12%.