Identify the percent of change as an increase or a decrease

120 meals to 52 meals

(Decrease)

Find the percent of change. Round to the nearest tenth of a percent if necessary

The percent of decrease is 56.7%

Step-by-step explanation:

There is a change from 120 meals to 52 meals.

This is a decrease.

The percent of decrease is given by:

We substitute the values to get:

We subtract the numerator to get:

This simplifies to:

To the nearest tenth, the percent of decrease is :

1; 35 is the ratio

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