Question

Last year, 3,270 athletes finished a marathon in Lancaster. This year, there were 2,616 athletes finishing. What is the percent of decrease in the number of finishers? %

Answer 1

20% decrease

Explanation:

2516/3270 = 0.8 or 80%

This means 80% percent of people showed up again from last year

100-80 = 20

So 20% decrease