Question

Joe has 85 Pokémon cards in his collection. After selling some Pokémon cards he has 60 cards left in his collection. What is the percent of change in his Pokémon cards?

Answer 1

-29.41%

Explanation:

Original number of Pokemon cards with Joe = 85

Updated number of Pokemon cards after sale = 60

Percentage change =
`\[(Updated-Original)/(Original)*100\]`

=
`\[(60-85)/(85)*100\]`

=
`\[-0.2941*100\]`

=-29.41%

Hence the percentage change in Pokemon cards for Joe is -29.41%

The negative sign is due to the fact that the number of cards has decreaased from the original.