What precent of change would 56 decreased to 14 be?
Mathematics · High School · Tue Nov 03 2020
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Given the statement:
56 decreased to 14
Determine the percent of change.
Solution:
In order to determine the percent of change, we must first find by how much was 56 decreased to.
56 - x = 14
x = 56 -14
x = 42
Now that we know 56 was decreased by 42, we will now compute what percentage of 56 is 42, this can be done by dividing 42 with 56.
= 42/56
= 0.75
Since we are given a decimal answer, in order to convert it into percentage, we multiply the decimal by 100. Hence, in converting a percentage into decimal, we divide the percentage by 100.
= (0.75)(100)
= 75%
Final answer:
75%