Question

What is the percent of decrease from 500,000 to 70,000?

Answer 1

14%

Explanation:

`(70,000)/(500,000) :(y)/(100)`

y × 500,000 = 100 × 70,000

500,000y = 7,000,000

500,000y ÷ 500,000 = 7,000,000 ÷ 500,000

y = 14