Question

The local animal shelter had 18 dogs atthe beginning of the week. Since then, thenumber of dogs at the shelter has decreasedby 6. What is the percent change in thenumber of dogs at the animal shelter thisweek?

Answer 1

at initial the number of dogs were , 18 dogs

final number of dogs is 18 - 6 = 12

so the percentage change is

$\begin{gathered} =\frac{6}{18}\times100 \\ =33.33 \end{gathered}$

so the change is 33.33%.