Question

The consumption of a vegetable has decreased. The consumption per capita in 2000 was 23.6 pounds, and in 2010, the consumption dropped to 12.5 pounds. Findthe percent decrease. Round to the nearest tenth of a percent.The percent decrease is %.(Type an integer or decimal rounded to one decimal place as needed.)

Answer 1

Given:

The consumption of a vegetable has decreased.

In 2000, The consumption per capita was 23.6 pounds

In 2010, the consumption dropped to 12.5 pounds.

The amount of decrease =

`23.6-12.5=11.1\text{ pounds}`

The percentage decrease =

`(11.1)/(23.6)*100=47.033898\%`

Round to the nearest tenth of a percent.

So, the answer will be:

The percent decrease is 47%