Answer:
Hi there!! Thank you for posting this question, as it helped me figure this out for myself as well!!
Explanation:
Maybe this will help,
Let’s pretend the actual number is 100. So, what is 3% of 100?
That is correct, it is 3.
And again, let’s pretend the number in question is actually 50, what is 3% of 50? Well, sense 50 is half of 100 let’s assume 3% of 50 would become Half of the 3 from earlier, making 50’s 3%, 2.5.
Let’s add those together, 3 + 2.5 = 5.5.
Therefore, if you decreased 150 by 3% you would arrive at 144.5.
I hope this helps!! I know this is not a very convention way to figure this out but I hope this makes sense!! Have a blessed day!!