Question

In a certain town there were 348 robberies last year. This year the number of robberies has gone down 40%. How many robberies were there this year, to the nearest whole number?

Answer 1

209 robberies

Explanation:

Robberies last year =348

Robberies has reduced by 40% which means there are (100-40)% = 60% robberies this year.

Number of robberies this year= 60% of 348 = 60/100 × 348 = 208.8

To the nearest whole number = 209

There are 209 robberies this year.

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