Question

1. Due to covid-19 crisis, the staff of a certain company went from 40 to 29 employees
What is the percent decrease in staff?
a.47.5%
b.37.5%
c.27.5%
d. 17.5%​

Answer 1

Answer:

answer is c. 27.5%

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Answer 2

Given:

Due to covid-19 crisis, the staff of a certain company went from 40 to 29 employees.

To find:

The percent decrease in staff.

Formula to be used:

% Decrease = - 100 × $\frac{(Final - Inital)}{Initial}$

Solution:

Due to covid-19 crisis, the staff of a certain company went from 40 to 29 employees.

We can calculate the percent decrease in staff by using the following formula,

% Decrease = - 100 × $\frac{(Final - Inital)}{Initial}$

Here, Initial value = 40

Final value = 29

Therefore,

% Decrease = -100 × $\frac{(29 - 40)}{40}$

% Decrease = -100 × $\frac{-11}{40}$

% Decrease = $\frac{110}{4}$

% Decrease = 27.5%

Final answer:

The percent decrease in staff is 27.5%

Thus, the correct option is, c.27.5%