Question

Last week, Jamie counted the number of rice grains in his plate, and found he had 250

grains.
He had rice this week, and counted only 175 grains.
Find the percentage decrease.

Answer 1

30%

Explanation:

Given that,

Initial grains of rice = 250

The final amount of grains of rice = 175

We need to find the percentage decrease in the amount of grains. The percentage decrease in the value is given by :

`\%=(250-175)/(250)* 100\\\\=30\%`

So, the percentage decrease is 30%.