Question

due to overfishing it was estimated that the number of fish in a stretch of river decreased from 10500 to 8000 To the nearest integer what is this decrease as a percentage

Answer 1

The decrease is of 24%.

Explanation:

Initial population: 10500

Current population: 8000

As a percentage:

Current population of the initial population:

`p = 100 * (8000)/(10500) = 0.7619`

The current population is 76% of the original population, to the nearest integer.

So the decrease is of:

100% - 76% = 24%