Question

You're working at a theater where you are evaluating attendance at several events. From the first event

to the second event, attendance dropped from 250 to 230. Find the percent decrease to the nearest percent.

Answer 1

The percent decrease is 8 percentage.

Explanation:

Given:

Attendance dropped from 250 to 230

To Find:

Percent decrease to the nearest percent.

Solution:

Step 1: Calculate the change (subtract old value from the new value)

The old attendance value = 250

The new attendance value = 230

the change is = 250-230 = 20

Step 2: Divide that change by the old value (you will get a decimal number)

Dividing the change by the old attendance value

=>
`(20)/(250)`

=> 0.08

Step 3:Convert that to a percentage (by multiplying by 100 and adding a "%" sign)

=>
`0.08 * 100`

=> 8%