SOLUTION: The consumption of a vegetable has decreased. The consumption per capita in 2000 was 28.1 pounds, and in 2010, the consumption dropped to 11.7 pounds. Find the percent decrease. Ro

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Question 698856: The consumption of a vegetable has decreased. The consumption per capita in 2000 was 28.1 pounds, and in 2010, the consumption dropped to 11.7 pounds. Find the percent decrease. Round to the nearest tenth of a percent.
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percentage reduction = %28%28actual+reduction%29%2F%28original+amount%29%29*100%
The actual reduction is 28.1 - 11.7 = 16.4
therefore
percentage reduction =%2816.4%2F28.1%29*100%
therefore the reduction is 58.4%