Question

Decrease £16855.21 by 3.5%
Give your answer rounded to 2 DP.

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

=£16855.21×3.5%

=16855.21×3.5/100

=58,993.235÷100

=£589.93235

Answer 2

Given,

Given amount is = £16855.21

To find,

Reducing the given amount by 3.5% (by rounding to 2 decimal places).

Solution,

We can simply solve this mathematical problem by using the following mathematical process.

Here, we will use the normal arithmetic method

for calculating the percentage and for rounding off.

We have to subtract the 3.5% of the given amount from the initial given amount to get the reduced amount.

So, reduced amount :

= 16855.21 - (16855.21 × 3.5/100)

= (16855.21 - 589.93235)

= £16265.2777

Now, rounding of to 2 decimal places :

= £16265.2777

≈ £16265.278

≈ £16265.28

Hence, the reduced value will be £16265.28