Question

Due to an economic downturn, a company had to decrease its staff from 61 employees to 9 employees what was the percent decrease in staff? Round to answer to the nearest 10th.

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Answer 1

= 85.3%

Explanation:

Find how many employees are left:

61 - 9 = 52

Divide 52 by 61

= 0.8524590...

Multiple it by 100 to find %

= 85.245

Round to nearest tenth

= 85.3%

Answer 2

To calculate the percent decrease in staff, we need to find the difference between the original number of employees and the new number of employees, and then divide that difference by the original number of employees. Finally, we can multiply the result by 100 to get the percent decrease.

The difference between the original number of employees (61) and the new number of employees (9) is:

61 - 9 = 52

Dividing 52 by the original number of employees (61) gives:

52/61 ≈ 0.8525

Multiplying 0.8525 by 100 gives:

0.8525 × 100 ≈ 85.25

Therefore, the percent decrease in staff is approximately 85.25%. Rounded to the nearest tenth, the answer is 85.3%.