Question

There were 60 people on a bus. After 3 stops, the number of people decreased to 48. What was the percent of decrease in the number of people on the bus?

Answer 1

80% People Decreased after 3 Stops.

Explanation:

Given:

Total Number of People on the bus =60

Number of people decreased = 48

We need to find the the percent of decrease in the number of people on the bus.

The percent of decrease in the number of people on the bus can be calculated by dividing Number of people decreased on the bus with Total Number of people on the bus and then multiplied with 100.

Framing in equation form we get;

percent of decrease in the number of people on the bus =
`\frac{\textrm{Number of people decreased on the bus}}{\textrm{Total Number of people on the bus}}*100`

Substituting the values we get;

percent of decrease in the number of people on the bus =
`(48)/(60)*100 = 80\%`

Hence 80% People Decreased after 3 Stops.