Question

Pleeeeeeease help. Find the percent of decrease from 340 to 150. Round to the nearest tenth of a percent if necessary.

Answer 1

% decrease = (decrease / original) x 100

Do you know what the decrease is? And the original?

Answer 2

No

Answer 3

The decrease is just how much your number goes down. Your number goes from 340 to 150. So it decreases by .... 340 - 150 = 190...it decreases by 190.
The original amount is where we started. Originally, before the decrease the number was 340. So original is 340.

Answer 4

So. It will be the Decrease/Original.

Answer 5

Yes...and times that by 100 to get the %

Answer 6

ok. I would so hug you. Thank you Soo much.

Answer 7

Lol! No problem!

Answer 8

:)