Question

The number 35 is decreased to 33. What is the percentage by which the number was decreased, to the nearest tenth of a percent?

Answer 1

Answer:5.7

Explanation:

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Answer 2

The answer is

`5.7 \: \%`

Explanation:

To find the percentage at which the number decreased we use the formula

`Percentage \: change (\%) = (change)/(original \: quantity) * 100\% \\`

From the question

The original number is 35

To find the change subtract the smaller number from the larger number

That's

Change = 35 - 33 = 2

Substitute the values into the above formula and solve.

That's

`\% \: change = (2)/(35) * 100 \\ = 5.714285`

We have the final answer as

5.7 % to the nearest tenth

Therefore the number decreased by 5.7%

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