Question

Last month, Mr. Douglas sold 36 of his books. This month, however, he only sold 8 books. What was the percent change in book sales from last month to this month?

A decrease of 77.77%
An increase of 3.5%
A decrease of 3.5%
An increase of 77.77%

Answer 1

Answer: A decrease of 77.77%. So the first option.

Answer 2

A decrease of 3.5%

Explanation:

since 36-8 is 28, it went down a bit so it would be 3.5%