Question

in 2015 pbi airport saw a decrease in travels from 63,386 in 2014 to 60,129 to the nearest percent what is the percent of decrease in air travelers in palm beach for 2015?

Answer 1

5.14% decrease in air travelers.

Explanation:

The percent decrease in air travelers is a

`(decrement)/(original \:number ) * 100\%`

From the question, the number decreased from, 63,386 to 60,129.

The decrease is :

`(60129 - 63386)/(63386) * 100\%`

We subtract the numerator to get:

`( - 3257)/(63386) * 100\%`

`= - 0.05138 * 100\%`

This finally gives:

`- 5.14\%`

Therefore , there was 5.14 percent decrease in air travelers in Palm Beach for 2015