Question

The average attendance at a local high school's football games went down from 2000 people in 2003 to 1600 people in 2004. If p is the percent decrease in attendance from 2003 to 2004, which proportion can be used to compute p?

Answer 1

Answer: the proportion (equation) that can be used to compute the percent decrease (p) is (2000 - 1600) / 2000 = p / 100. In this case, the percent decrease is 20%.

Explanation:

(2000 - 1600) / 2000 = p / 100

Let's break down this proportion step by step:

1. Start by subtracting the attendance in 2004 (1600) from the attendance in 2003 (2000): 2000 - 1600 = 400.

2. Next, divide the result by the attendance in 2003 (2000): 400 / 2000 = 0.2.

3. Finally, to find the percent decrease, we need to convert the decimal to a percentage by multiplying by 100: 0.2 * 100 = 20%.