Question

This year there was 25% fewer sunny days than last year. What is the number of sunny days this year?

Answer 1

The number of sunny days this year = 0.75x

where, x is the sunny days in last years.

Explanation:

Given - This year there was 25% fewer sunny days than last year.

To find - What is the number of sunny days this year?

Proof -

Let us assume that,

The total number of sunny days last year = x

Given that,

This year there was 25% fewer sunny days than last year.

i.e this year total sunny days = 100 - 25 = 75 %

So,

we get

If there were x sunny days last year,

Then,

This year Total sunny days = 0.75x