due to good conditions, a company was able to reduce the length of a project from 27 days to 24 days. what…

due to good conditions, a company was able to reduce the length of a project from 27 days to 24 days. what is the percentage decrease in time to complete the project? provide an answer accurate to the nearest tenth.

due to good conditions, a company was able to reduce the length of a project from 27 days to 24 days. what is the percentage decrease in time to complete the project? provide an answer accurate to the nearest tenth.

Answer

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate time decrease

$27 - 24=3$ days

Step2: Calculate percentage decrease

The formula for percentage decrease is $\frac{\text{Original}-\text{New}}{\text{Original}}\times100%$. So, $\frac{3}{27}\times 100%=\frac{100}{9}% \approx 11.1%$

Answer:

$11.1%$