Question

An 8 in. by 10 in. picture is reduced to 4 in. by 6 in. What is the percent of decrease in area? Please explain.

Answer 1

[{(8*10) - (6*4)}/(8*10) ] * 100

{(80-64)/80} * {100}
20%

Answer 2

answer is 70%. can you please try again.Thanks

Answer 3

sorry math error!

original area = 80 in^2
New area = 24 in^2

[{(8*10) - (6*4)}/(8*10) ] * 100

{(80-24)/80} * {100}
70%