Question

Enrollment in a business class decreased from 25 to 15 students. What was the percent of decrease in enrollment?

Answer 1

40%?

Answer 2

\( \color{Black}{\Rightarrow \% decrease = {\Large (}{Decrease \over Original} \cdot 100{\Large )}\%}\)

Answer 3

o.O using that i got 60 percent... but that cant be right

Answer 4

if it dropped 60% it would be less than half of 25 and 15 is defiantly greater than half of 25

Answer 5

ryo: your original answer of 40% is correct.

Answer 6

thanks i used my fingers XD

Answer 7

:)

Answer 8

decrease = 25 - 15 = 10
so percentage decrease = (10/25) * 100 % = 40%

Answer 9

ooooh ok thanks

Answer 10

yw :)