Question

Jane moved from a house with 50 square feet of closet space to an apartment with 32.5 square feet of closet space. What is the percentage decrease of Jane's closet space?

Answer 1

$\begin{gathered} \text{General concept: } \\ \text{ Remember that a percentage, is a fraction of 100. } \\ \text{ 1 - Step 1. 32.5/50 = 0.65} \\ \text{ 2 - Step 2. 0.65}\cdot100\text{ = 65 } \\ \text{ Since the closet is 65\% of the original there was a decrease of 35\%} \end{gathered}$