Question

The circulation of a newsletter decreased from 3,200 to 2,464. What was the percent of decrease in circulation?

Answer 1

ratio and proportion
2464/3200= x%/100%
cross multiply
3200x=246400
divide by 3200
x=77% is current
100%-77%= 23% decrease in circulation

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Answer 2

Answer: 23%

Explanation:

Given: The previous circulation of news letter = 3200

The new circulation of news letter = 2,464

The decrease in circulation of news letter=
`3200-2464=736`

The percent decrease in circulation of news letter is given by :_

`\frac{\text{Decrease in circulation}}{\text{Previous circulation}}*100\\\\=(736)/(3200)*100=23\%`

Hence, the percent of decrease in circulation was 23%.