Question

One year, the population of a city was 325,000. Several years later it was 263,250. Find the percent decrease.

Answer 1

To find the percent decrease, we need to divide the amount of decrease by the original amount and then multiply by 100 to express it as a percentage.

Amount of decrease = 325,000 - 263,250 = 61,750

Percent decrease = (61,750 / 325,000) x 100% = 19%

Therefore, the population of the city decreased by 19%.