Question

Last year prom tickets were $65, and this year they are $50. What is the percent of decrease in the price of prom tickets? Round to the nearest whole percent. A) 15% B) 23% C) 30% D) 52%

Answer 1

To find this we need to find what percentage of 65, 15 is.
To do this find 15/65 * 100 = 3 / 13 * 100 = 23% ( nearest %)