Question

what is the percent of decrease from 48.3 to 28.1? round your answer to the nearest tenth of a percent and include a percent sign (%)

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate the difference

$48.3 - 28.1=20.2$

Step2: Calculate the percent - of - decrease formula

Percent of decrease=$\frac{\text{Original amount}-\text{New amount}}{\text{Original amount}}\times100\%=\frac{20.2}{48.3}\times 100\%$

Step3: Perform the division and multiplication

$\frac{20.2}{48.3}\times 100\%\approx0.4182\times100\% = 41.82\%$

Step4: Round to the nearest tenth of a percent

$41.82\%\approx41.8\%$

Answer:

$41.8\%$