Question

What is the result when the number 5 is decreased by 20%

Answer 1

4.4 Is the answer

Explanation:

1. What is 20% of 5?

2. 0.6

3. 5-0.6=4.4

Answer 2

4

Explanation:

If 5 is decreased by 20%, we can find the result by subtracting 0.20(5) from 5. But a faster way would be to subtract 0.20 from 1.00 up front, obtaining 0.80, and then multiplying 5 by 0.80: 4 (answer)