1. The number of students in a Math club decreased from 60 to 45.
What is the percent decrease?
2. Mr. Agapito bought a guitar, which is P 1400 more than that he
bought last year. If the new guitar cost P 5999, by what
percentage is the increase price of the new guitar to his old
guitar?
Answers & Comments
Answer:
1. 25%
solution:::
60-45=15
15÷60= 0.25 or 25%
2. 30.44%
solution
5999-1400=4599
1400÷4599= 0.304414003 or 30.44%
Answer:
1. 33.33%
2. 30.44%
Explanation:
1. (60-45)/45)x100) = 33.33%
2. Old price= 5999-1400 = 4599
(5999-4599)/4599)x100) = 30.44%