Question

Officer Brimberry wrote 16 tickets for traffic violations last week, but only 10 tickets this week. What is the percent decrease? Give your answer to the nearest tenth of a percent.

Answer 1

you would take 10 and divide that by 16 to get .63, so you take .63 and minus that from 100 and you get 37. so the officer had a 37% decrease.

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