Question

A recent report shows that 62% of people are interested in black holes. If this number is down from the previous year by 8%, what was the percent of people who were interested last year?

Answer 1

I think 70% of people were interested in black holes last year.

Explanation:

If I'm correct, they're basically asking you to add 62% (this year's value) to 8% (decrease from last year) to find how many people were interested last year. 62% + 8% = 70%.