Chapter 7.5, Problem 1E

To determine

To find: The percent of change from $79$ to $56$ is a percent of increase or a percent of decrease

Answer to Problem 1E

The number is decreasing from $79$ to $56$ , this is an example of percent of decrease

Explanation of Solution

Given information:

Consider the information provided in the question

Formula Used:

  $\text{percent of change, }p\text{\% =}\frac{\text{Amount of increrase or decrease}}{\text{Original amount}}$

Use the formula provided above,

It can be observed that the number is decreasing from $79$ to $56$

Hence, this is an example of percent of decrease.