Last month in the village, 125 people were issued a parking ticket. This month only 83 people were issued one. What was the percent reduction from this month to last month in the number of people who were issued a parking ticket?

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Randall

8 May, 10:10

Last month in the village, 125 people were issued a parking ticket. This month only 83 people were issued one. What was the percent reduction from this month to last month in the number of people who were issued a parking ticket?

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Natalee · Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Total number of people that were issued a parking ticket las month was 125. This month only 83 people were issued parking tickets. The reduction in the number of people who were given parking tickets last month compared to this month would be 125 - 83 = 42

he percent reduction from this month to last month in the number of people who were issued a parking ticket would be

42/125 * 100 = 33.6%