Question

The school volleyball team won 24 matches last season. This season it won 20 matches. What was the team’s percent decrease in wins from last season to this season? Round the answer to the nearest whole number.

Answer 1

17%

Explanation:

Matches won last season = 24

Matches won this season = 20

decrease in wins = 24 - 20 = 4 wins

percentage of decrease

=(decrease in wins ÷ matches won last season ) x 100%

= 4/24 X 100%

= 0.1666666667 X 100%

= 16.66667%

= 17 % (Rounded to nearest whole number)