Question

What is the percent decrease of 84 seconds to 8 seconds? (I'm bad at percents!) D:

Answer 1

93% is the percent of seconds, since its almost close to zero

Answer 2

Decreased percentage 90.47%

Explanation:

Given : decrease of 84 seconds to 8 seconds

To find : percentage

Solution : We have given

Initial value : 84 second

Final value : 8 seconds.

Decreased value : 84 -8

Decreased value : 76 .

Decreased percentage :
`(decreased\value)/(initial\value)*100`.

Plugging the values.

Decreased percentage :
`(76)/(84)*100`.

90.47%

Therefore, Decreased percentage 90.47%