Question

This year, 17,884 people attended a basketball team's first game, and 17,150 people attended their second game. What is the percent decrease from the first game to the second game in the number of people who attended? Round to the nearest tenth of a percent. Explain

Answer 1

4.1

Explanation:

Answer 2

4.1%

Explanation:

The formula for percentage decrease =

Decrease in number/ Initial or Original number × 100%

Decrease in number = Initial number - Current number

= 17,884 - 17,150

= 734

The percentage decrease =

734/17,884 × 100%

= 0.04104227242 × 100%

= 4.10422724223%

Hence, the percentage decrease is approximately = 4.1%