Question

In a certain town there were 458 robberies last year. This year the number of robberies has gone down 14%. How many robberies were there this year, to the nearest whole number?

Answer 1

There were 64 robberies.

Answer 2

64 robberies

Explanation:

45.8 is 10%

4.58 is 1%

4.58 times 4 is 18.32

45.8 plus 18.32 is 64.18 or just 64