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Math Percentages: is my answer correct?
If a company was worth 6.1 Billion then dropped to only being worth 236 Million, can the percent of decrease be 99%. Is this correct? If not, what's the correct way to do this?
3 Answers
- lia lLv 58 years agoFavorite Answer
you may reason this way,
6.1 Billion ______100%
(6.1-0.236)Billion_____x%
6.1/5.864=100/x
x=5.864*100/6.1~96%
- Fazaldin ALv 78 years ago
present worth = 6.1 billion = 6.1 x 10^9,
droped worth = 236 million = 236 x 10^6,
Decrease = 6.1 x 10^9 - 236 x 10^6 = 10^6[6100 - 236] =
= 10^6 x 5864 >============================================< ANSWER
AND
Percentage decrease = 10^6 x 5864 x 100 / 6.1 x 10^9 = 96.1% >======< ANSWER
- 8 years ago
I think the correct answer is 96.13% decrease. Subtract 236 Mill from 6.1 Bill. That equals 5,864,000,000. Divide this number by 6.1 Bill, and you get your answer.
Hurray! 3 people posted at the same time, and we all got the right answer. :)
