Question

The number of students in a chess club decreased from 19 to 16. What is the percent decrease? Round your answer to the nearest percent. [The percent decrease is ___%.​]​

Answer 1

Answer: 16%

Step-by-step explanation:

The decrease is 3 since 19-16 = 3. Divide this decrease value by the original count: 3/19 = 0.1579 = 15.79% = 16% approximately

Answer 2

it it went down 16%

Step-by-step explanation:

if you calculate it, 16 out of 19 points is 84%. this means that it went down 16%.