Question

What is the percent decrease from 350 to 70?

Answer 1

@Wendy.Ivette11714

Answer 2

First find the change: new amount - old amount
what do you get ?

Answer 3

I don't understand how to solve the problem. If you could give me the formula or something like that, then I would gladly go on my way and solve the rest on my own. :)

Answer 4

I am telling you how. First , find the change: new amount minus old amount
what do you get ?

Answer 5

can you do 70 - 350 ?

Answer 6

Yes.

Answer 7

-280.

Answer 8

what do you get?
now divide that by the original amount
what do you get ?

Answer 9

.8?

Answer 10

*-.8

Answer 11

original number = decreased number (100- x)/100 [ x = decreased%]

Answer 12

yes, (the minus means *decrease*)
finally, multiply by 100 to change the decimal to a percent

Answer 13

80 percent?

Answer 14

yes, 350 decreased by 80% is 70

Answer 15

Okay.

Answer 16

the formula is
(new - old)/old

(by old I mean the original amount)
then multiply by 100 to make it a percent

Answer 17

Alright, thank you.