Last month in the village, 125 people were issued a parking ticked. This month only 83 people were issued one.what is the percent reduction from this month to last month in the number of people who were issued a parking ticket

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anonymous · Answer

To start, find the difference in tickets from the 1st month to the 2nd

anonymous · Answer

42

anonymous · Answer

right.    so you started at 125 and there was a reduction of 42.

so in fractional terms there has been a 42/125 reduction

anonymous · Answer

OK how do I make that into a percent

anonymous · Answer

you can take ANY number and turn it into a % simply by multiplying the number by 100 and add a % sign

anonymous · Answer

ok?