Question

the number of an unelectrified villages in India decrease from 18000 to 12000 in last 6 years. what is a percentage of decrease?

66 2/3%
27 1/5%
71 3/7%
33 1/3%​

Answer 1

Answer:

GIVEN:

no. of an unelectrified villages in India = 18000

no. of unelectrified villages in India after 6 years = 12000

TO FIND:

what is the percentage decrease in village from the last 6 years

EXPLANATION:

percentage decrease = total decrease×100/ previous year decrease.

total decrease = 18000-12000= 6000

so, 6000×100/18000 = 33.33%

percentage decrease =33.33%