Question

Mr. Mendez had 24 cows on his farm. At an auction, he bought 5 more cows. Find the percent of change in the number of cows on the farm. Round your answer to the nearest tenth, if necessary.



a.

–20.8%

c.

79.2%


b.

82.8%

d.

20.8%

Answer 1

first was 24 cows
then 24+5
so 5/24 *100 is percentage=0.2083333 *100=20.83 so round this
implicit : it is +20.83 %