Question

A recipe called for 8 cups of broth. A cook used 5 cups of broth to make the recipe. By what percent did the cook decrease the number of cups of broth the recipe calls for?

A. 67.5


B. 40


C. 60


D. 37.5

Answer 1

Its D, 37.5 because if you calcúlate everything it gaves you that, you welcome

Answer 2

D. 37.5

Explanation:

In order to calculate percent decrease you need to follow this formula:

((Starting value - Ending value) / Starting value) x 100

Now we plug the numbers into the formula and solve:

((8-5)/8) x 100

3/8 x 100

0.375 x 100

37.5%

Hope this helps!