Question

1Jaheim is tracking his favorite basketball teams' wins. Last year,

they won 13 games; this year, they won 8 games. What is the percentdecrease in game wins? Round your answer to the nearest hundredth
of a percent.

Answer 1

The percent decrease in the number of games won by Jaheim's favorite basketball team from last year to this year is calculated using the percent change formula and is found to be 38.46% when rounded to the nearest hundredth.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate the percent decrease in the number of games won by Jaheim's favorite basketball team from last year to this year, we use the formula for percent change:

Percent Decrease = ((Old Value - New Value) / Old Value) x 100

Substituting the given values:

Percent Decrease = ((13 - 8) / 13) x 100

Percent Decrease = (5 / 13) x 100

Percent Decrease = 0.3846 x 100

Percent Decrease = 38.46%

Rounded to the nearest hundredth, the percent decrease is 38.46%.