Question 220611
if 40 is decreased to 35, the decrease is what percent of the original number?


Since the decrease is 5 (40 - 35), and we want to know the percent decrease, we'll have: {{{(5/40) * 100}}}, or {{{(1/8) * 100}}} = 0.125 * 100 ={{{highlight_green(12.5)}}}%