Question

The number of cars at a dealership dropped from 64 to 48 after a weekend sale. What is the percent of decrease in the number of cars?

A.
20%

B.
25%

C.
33%

D.
75%

Answer 1

How many cars was the drop?

Answer 2

@ligiete How many cars was the drop?

Answer 3

it wont say

Answer 4

One percent of 64 = 0.64.

One hundred percent of 64 = 64.

So 100 times 0.64 = 64.

Then, for 48 cars we want

Percentage times 0.64 = 48.

or

Percentage = 48 divided by 0.64.


Then, 48 is 75% of 64 and the decrease in percentages is 25.

Answer 5

You have to figure it out. It went from 64 down to 48. How many is that?

Answer 6

16???

Answer 7

Yes. And in the beginning there were 64. To find the percent decrease, put the amount of the decrease over the beginning amount. What fraction is that?

Answer 8

48/64?

Answer 9

I thought you told me it went down 16 ?

Answer 10

oh sorry I didn't get it so well!

Answer 11

So what is the fraction?

Answer 12

16/64?

Answer 13

Pick up your calculator. Type 16 divided by 64 =

Answer 14

What did you get?

Answer 15

0.25?

Answer 16

Now multiply it by 100 to change it to percent.

Answer 17

25%?

Answer 18

did i get it right??

Answer 19

Very good. So the number of cars at the dealership decreased 25% as a result of their sale.

Answer 20

thank you so much!! You really helped!!

Answer 21

:D

Answer 22

you're welcome.