Question

Yesterday the snow was 2 feet deep today the depth dropped 1.6 feet because it is so warm what is the percent change in a deck of snow

Answer 1

Given:

Depth dropped from 2 feet to 1.6 feet.

$\begin{gathered} \text{Depth decreased=2-1.6 feet} \\ \text{Depth decreased=}0.4\text{ feet} \end{gathered}$$\begin{gathered} \text{Percentage dropped=}\frac{\text{0.4}}{\text{2}}\times100 \\ \text{Percentage dropped=}20\text{ \%} \end{gathered}$