In February, Alec had 1,522 visitors to his website. In March, he had 1,382 visitors to his website. What is the percentage decrease of the number of visitors to Alec's website from February to March? If necessary, round to the nearest tenth of a percent.

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anonymous · Answer

To find percent of change, you can use this formula:
$$\frac{ change }{ original }=\frac{ x }{ 100 }$$

You can subtract the two numbers to find the change.  Original would be February number.  Then cross multiply and divide to solve for x.