Question

During June a car dealer sold 250 new cars. During July he sold 14% fewer cars. How many cars did he sell in July?

Answer 1

100% - 14% = 86%
86 / 100 = 0.86 : This is how you get the decimal form of a percentage.
250 * 0.86 = 215.
He sold 215 cars in July.

Answer 2

215 is my answer. I did 250 * .14 (because it is a percentage) and then I took the product and subtracted it from 250. So 250 - 35, which equals 215.