Shanice is the owner of a bicycle manufacturing company, which has a factory that usually makes 30 bicycles a month. Due to an upcoming holiday, Shanice expects the factory output to decrease next month by 10%.What fraction is equivalent to this percentage?

Question

Fraction equivalent to 10% =
By how much will the factory output go down?Round your answers to the nearest bicycle, rounding exact halves up.The factory output will decrease by
bicycles What will be the factory's output next month?Next Month's Factory Output =
Bicycle

Answer 1

Fraction equivalent to 10% = 1/10

By how much will the factory output go down?
10% of 30 bicycles = 0.10 * 30 = 3 bicycles
The factory output will decrease by 3 bicycles

What will be the factory's output next month?
Factory's output next month = 30 bicycles - 3 bicycles = 27 bicycles