Question

Discounts & Markdowns Practice PS(A).2135-7-MATH / Discounts & Markdowns Wa 1 800 students were enrolled in a summer program last year. This year, 15% fewer students were enrolled. How many students were enrolled in the summer program?

Answer 1

The total students that enrolled in the practise is 800 last year.

This year the enrollment droped by 15%, to calculate the number of students that enrolled this year, the first step is to determine how many students do 15% represent.

15% of 800 can be calculated as:

`800\cdot0.15=120`

The 15% of 800 is 120, this means that the enrollment this year is 120 less than before.

Next subtract 120 from 800 to determine the nmber of students enrolled

`800-120=680`

This year there were 680 students enrolled for the summer program.