Question

Jean-Pierre’s weekly restaurant bill dropped from $44.29 last weekly to $37.17 this week. Find the percent decrease. Round to the nearest percent.

Answer 1

16%

Explanation:

Percent decrease means

Amount of change ÷ original amount, then × 100 to make it a percent.

44.29 is original $

37.17 is new$amount

44.29 - 37.17

= 7.12

The amount that it went down is 7.12

Percent decrease:

7.12/44.29 × 100

=0.159677 × 100

=15.9%

Round to nearest percent:

=16%