Question

Identify the percent of change as an increase or decrease. Then find the percent of change, rounding to the nearest tenth of a percent, if necessary.

60 cars to 24 cars

Answer 1

-60% decrease

Explanation:

60 is the old value and 24 is the new value.

percent change =
`(new - old)/(|old|)` x 100%

so for this problem, you can substitute the values given in the formula:

percent change =
`(60-24)/(|60|)` x 100% =
`(-36)/(60)` x 100% =

-60% (decrease)