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Question

Jim is assessing the popularity of his high school football team's website for the first 5 weeks after the season ends. The average number of visits on the website for 5 weeks is given in the table below.

Number of Weeks Avg. Number of Visits
0 48,000
1 24,000
2 12,000
3 6,000
4 3,000
5 1,500
The percent decrease in the average number of visits each week since the end of the season was _____%.

Answer 1

To find the percent decrease in the average number of visits each week since the end of the season, we can use the following formula for percent decrease:

\[ \text{Percent Decrease} = \frac{\text{Original Value} - \text{New Value}}{\text{Original Value}} \times 100% \]

In this case, the original value (the average number of visits in week 0) is 48,000, and the new value (the average number of visits in week 5) is 1,500.

Now, we can plug in these values to calculate the percent decrease:

1. Calculate the difference (original value - new value): \[ 48,000 - 1,500 = 46,500 \]

2. Then, divide the difference by the original value: \[ \frac{46,500}{48,000} \approx 0.96875 \]

3. Finally, convert this to a percentage: \[ 0.96875 \times 100 = 96.875 \]

The percent decrease in the average number of visits each week since the end of the season is approximately:

96.88