Question

Last year at a certain high school, there were 84 boys on the honor roll and 50 girls

on the honor roll. This year, the number of boys on the honor roll decreased by 25%
and the number of girls on the honor roll decreased by 16%. By what percentage did
the total number of students on the honor roll decrease? Round your answer to the
nearest tenth (if necessary).

Answer 1

Explanation:

Boys Girls

84 50

%decrease %decrease

-25% -16%

84=100% 50=100%

75% 84%

75/100×84 84/100×50

=63 =42

84+50=134

63+42=105

134-105=29

134=100%

29

29/134×100

21.6%