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OpenStudy (anonymous):

The number of cars at a dealership dropped from 64 to 48 after a weekend sale. What is the percent of decrease in the number of cars?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

25

OpenStudy (anonymous):

.25 percent decrease

OpenStudy (anonymous):

25

OpenStudy (anonymous):

(64-48)/64 = 25%

OpenStudy (anonymous):

25%*

OpenStudy (anonymous):

the .25 was a mistake.. lol

OpenStudy (ragingsquirrel):

To find the decrease we need to subtract the newest from the old then divide by the old. 64-48 is 16, so we just divide 16 by 64. You come up to 0.25, which we can turn into 25/100 which then we can turn into 25%.

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