Question

Darin works at a sporting good store last week he sold 62 pairs of soccer cleats this week he sold 80 pairs of soccer cleats what is the percent change in the amount soccer cleats old

Answer 1

Answer:
`22.5\%\ \text{decrease}`

Explanation:

Given

Darin sold 62 pairs of soccer cleats this week

He sold 80 pairs last week

Percentage change is given by

`\Rightarrow \%\text{change}=\frac{\text{New-old}}{\text{old}}* 100\\\\\Rightarrow \%\ \text{change}=(62-80)/(80)* 100\\\\\Rightarrow \%\ \text{change}=-22.5\%\ or\\\\\Rightarrow 22.5\%\ \text{decrease}`