Question

40 dolls to 15 dolls what is the percent of change increase or decrease

Answer 1

40- 100%
4- 10%
2- 5%
4x3=12
12- 30%
12 plus 2 equals 14
14-35%
1-2.5
14 plus one is 15

35 plus 2.5 is 37.5

15- 37.5

Answer 2

It wants us to find the percent of decrease.

First we find how much it is decreased, 40-15=25

Then we find out what percent is the 25(decreased amount) out of 40 by division.

25/40=5/8=0.625

25 is 0.625 of 40 which means that 15 is a 62.5% decrease from 40.

*Important: this problem is asking for the percent of decrease not the remaining percentage. This means that the answer is 62.5% instead of 37.5%