Question Detail
Study the following bar graph and answer the questions below:
What was the percentage decline in the production of fertilizers from 1997 to 1998 ?
- 23%
- 25%
- 26%
- 27.5%
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Percentage we can get easily by getting the difference between two and then by finding that difference is what percent of the initial value.
So lets solve:
\begin{aligned}
\text{Percentage =}\frac{45-60}{60}*100 \% \\
= -25 \%
\end{aligned}
So there was decline of 25% from the year 1997 to 1998.
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