Question

5. Todd's hourly wage went from $4.50 per hour to $4.00 per hour. Calculate the difference in Todd's wages as a percent increase or decrease.
12.5% decrease

Answer 1

Since you started with 4.5
I would have divided .5 by 4.5 to get .111..
or appr 11.1%

Todd's salary decreased by 11.1%