Question

Yesterday, the snow was 2 feet deep in front of Archie’s house. Today, the snow depth dropped to 1.6 feet because the day is so warm. What is the percent change in the depth of the snow?

Answer 1

The correct answer of this question is 20%.
The given values are the initial depth of snow which is 2 feet and the final depth which is 1.6 feet.
The solution of the problem is:
2 ft. - 1.6 ft. = 0.4 ft.
0.4 ft. / 2 ft. = 0.2
To calculate for the percentage,
0.2 x 100% = 20%

Answer 2

earlier snow depth = 2 feet
later snow depth = 1.6 feet

change
2 - 1.6
0.4 feet

percentage change
(0.4 / 2) * 100
20 %