Question

Last year a baseball player made 63 errors. This year he made 42. What percent decrease was there in the number of errors committed by the baseball player?

Answer 1

33.33 %

Step-by-step explanation:

given,

error last year = 63

error this year = 42

percent decrease in the error = ?

to find the percentage difference in the error formula used is

=
`(difference)/(original)* 100`

=
`(63-42)/(63)* 100`

=
`(21)/(63)* 100`

= 33.33 %

Percentage decrease in the number of error is equal to 33.33%.