Question

While on a train trip, Marsha noticed that there were 35 people in her train car. After the next stop, there were only 21 people in her car. If p represents the percent decrease in the number of people in Marsha’s train car, what is p?

Answer 1

the answer is 40

Explanation:

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Answer 2

40%

Explanation:

To find a percent, divide the part by the total and multiply by 100.

To find the part, subtract 21 from 35 to find the people who left.

35 - 21 = 14

(14/35)*100 = p

.4 *100 = p

40 =p