Question

one week, a certain stock market index went down from 7606 to 6921.46 . what was the percent decrease, rounded to the nearest whole number?

Answer 1

what was the actual value of the drop in the stock market...?

Answer 2

7606 - 6921.46

Answer 3

idk

Answer 4

what ever that value you is... and you need it as percentage of the starting value

\[ \frac{7606 - 6921.46}{7606} \times 100 \]

Answer 5

684.54

Answer 6

nope.... when you do the calculation, put the numerator in brackets.

Answer 7

idk what your sayin im only in 7th grd

Answer 8

do you have a calculator

Answer 9

yea

Answer 10

ok... this is what you enter

\[(7606 - 6921.46)\div7606 \times 100 = \]

tell me what you get

Answer 11

ok

Answer 12

um i got 9

Answer 13

the steps to answering the question are

1. find the difference 7606 - 6921.46 = 684.54

2. create a fraction: difference/starting value

\[\frac{684.54}{7606}\]

3. to change a fraction to a percentage, multiply by 100.

\[\frac{684.54}{7606} \times 100\]

Answer 14

thats what I go... well done...

Answer 15

thx