Question

During a fundraiser, Ms. Dawson’s class raised $560, which is 25% more than Mr. Casey’s class raised. How much money did Mr. Casey's class raise?

Answer 1

$420

Explanation:

To work this out you would need to find the 25% decrease of 560. To do this you would first divide 25 by 100, which gives you 0.25. Then you would minus 0.25 from 1, which gives you 0.75. This is because when finding percentage decreases you would first have to convert it into a decimal. Then you would have to minus it from 1 , to make sure that it will be a 25% decrease not a 75% decrease. Then you would multiply 560 by 0.75, which gives you 420.

1) Divide 25 by 100.

`25/100=0.25`

2) Minus 0.25 from 1.

`1-0.25=0.75`

3) Multiply 560 by 0.75.

`560*0.75=$420`