Question

How do you find the percent of increase or decrease given y to 3/8 y?

Answer 1

It is a decrease of `62.5%`

Explanation:

To go from `1y` to `3/8y " "`means a decrease by `5/8y`

`1y - 5/8y = 3/8y`

To write `5/8` as a percent:

`5/8 xx 100% = 62.5%`