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.

Answer 1

As per the statement:

Mr. Mendez had 24 cows on his farm.

⇒He had number of cows on his farm = 24 cows.

At an auction, he bought 5 more cows

Change in number of cows = 5

We have to find the percent of change in the number of cows on the farm.

`\text{percent} = (5)/(24) * 100`

Simplify:

`\text{Percent} = 20.8333333\%`

Therefore, the percent of change in the number of cows on the farm (to the nearest tenth) is 20.8%