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10 October, 21:31

The population of a town was 14,000 people. Then 1,800 people moved away. What was the percent decrease?

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  1. 10 October, 21:43
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    You need to subtract. 14000-1800. And that will give you 12,200
  2. 10 October, 21:45
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    1800/14000 = 0.128

    0.128 can be rounded to 0.13.

    0.13 = 13%

    The percent decrease was 13%.
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