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Question 674050: Last year the Foreign Language club had 35 members. This yea, it has 28 members. What is the percent change in membership? (Please solve in percent decrease formula, i got 20% but im not sure i was absent yesterday and this is my make up work)
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Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Last year the Foreign Language club had 35 members. This yea, it has 28 members. What is the percent change in membership?
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Quantity change: 35-28 = 7
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Percent change: 7/35 = 1/5 = 20%
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You are correct.
Cheers,
Stan H.
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Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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Last year the Foreign Language club had 35 members. This yea, it has 28 members. What is the percent change in membership?
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It decreased by 7
7/35 = 0.2
= 20%