The number of students fron school last week was 145. this week there were only 110 students sick. what was the percent decrease of the number of students home sick?

The percent decrease of the number of students home sick is 24.14%.

Solution:

The number of students home this last week was 145

This week there were only 110 students home sick

To find: Percent decrease

The percent decrease is given by formula:

Here given that,

Initial value = last week = 145

Final value = this week = 110

Substituting the values in formula, we get,

Here negative sign denotes decrease in percent

Thus the percent decrease of the number of students home sick is 24.14%.

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step-by-step explanation:

step-by-step explanation:

if you want to solve percent error follow these steps.

1. subtract the accepted value from the experimental value.

2. take the absolute value of step 1.

3. divide that answer by the accepted value.

4. multiply that answer by 100 and add the % symbol to express the answer as a percentage.

if you want to solve percent of change just do this.

1. work out the difference (increase) between the two numbers you are comparing.

2. divide the increase by the original number and multiply the answer by 100. if your answer is a negative number then this is a percentage decrease.

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