Question

Last year the depth of the river was 4.2 feet deep.

This year it dropped 8%.
Find the depth of the river this year
HELP ME PLSS !!!

Answer 1

3.864

Explanation:

convert 8% to decimal, you get .08

multiply that by 4.2 and you get 0.336, which means that 0.336 is 8% of 4.2

subtract 0.336 from 4.2

3.864