In May, the school store sells 80 erasers. In June, the store sells only 16 erasers. What is the percent of change in erasers sold from May to June?A) 80% B) 20% C) 64% D) 80%

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Milovan Zogovic · Answer 1 · 2021-12-16T02:01:20+0000

Answer: 80%

Step-by-step explanation:

Since we have given that

Number of erasers sold in May = 80

Number of erasers sold in June = 16

Decrement in 1 month gap is given by

16-80=-64

So, Percentage of change in erasers sold from May to June is given by

(-64)/(80) × 100

= -80% (Decreased 80%)