Last year Jacob made $4,500 at his summer job. This year he only made

Question

$2,921. What is the percent decrease?
A 40%
B 25%
C 65%
D 35%

Answer 1

To find the percent decrease, we need to find the difference between the two amounts and express it as a percentage of the original amount.

The difference between last year's earnings and this year's earnings is:

$4,500 - $2,921 = $1,579

To express this as a percentage of the original amount, we divide by the original amount and multiply by 100:

$1,579 ÷ $4,500 × 100 ≈ 35%

Therefore, the answer is D) 35%.