sales this year for the vw beetle have fallen...

sales this year for the vw beetle have fallen from an average 5,584 per month to 4,289 a month. what is the percent decline in sales?

Answer

# Explanation: ## Step1: Calculate the amount of decline $5584 - 4289=1295$ ## Step2: Calculate the percent - decline The formula for percent decline is $\frac{\text{Original}-\text{New}}{\text{Original}}\times100\%$. So, $\frac{1295}{5584}\times 100\%\approx 23.2\%$ # Answer: Approximately $23.2\%$