Question

July when had a total of 86 employees and August we had 59. what was the decrease percentage

Answer 1

if we take 86 to be the 100%

the decrease was 86 - 59, or 27

so, what is 27 of 86, in percentage?
well
`\bf \begin{array}{ccllll} amount&\%\\ \textendash\textendash\textendash\textendash\textendash\textendash&\textendash\textendash\textendash\textendash\textendash\textendash\\ 86&100\\ 27&x \end{array}\implies \cfrac{86}{27}=\cfrac{100}{x}`

solve for "x"