Question

Officer Brimberry wrote 32 tickets for traffic violations last week, but only 20 tickets this week. What is the percent decrease? Give your answer to the nearest tenth of a percent.

The percent decrease is
%.

PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 1

Answer with explanation:

Number of tickets wrote by Officer Brimberry last week = 32

Number of tickets wrote by Officer Brimberry this week = 20

Percent Decrease

`=\frac{\text{Last week}-\text{This week}}{\text{Last week}}* 100\\\\=(32-20)/(32)* 100\\\\=(12)/(32)* 100\\\\=(1200)/(32)\\\\= 37.5`

So, Percent decrease in ticket from last week to this week =37.5%