Temperature at noon: 24 F
Temperature now 8 F
2007-07-27 10:50:01 · 5 answers · asked by yomo g 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
It decreased 66 2/3% because
8 is one third of 24
This means it is 1/3 as warm, and has dropped 2/3 and 2/3=66.666...% or 66 2/3%
2007-07-27 10:55:14 · answer #1 · answered by b_waks 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
first, you need 2 know how much the temperature is dropping. subtract 8 from 24, which is 16. when it comes 2 percentages, u want 2 compare the the temp @ noon 2 the difference between that & and the temperature now. put the numbers in to a fraction like this: 16/24 (difference/ temp @ noon). then divide the numerator by the denominator & u'll get 0.66, which is the same as 66%. hope that helped u!! :-)
2007-07-27 18:16:11 · answer #2 · answered by BiGrEd24 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The decrease was 24-8 = 16 degrees
Thus the % of decrease was 16/24 = 2/3 = 66.67%
2007-07-27 17:55:23 · answer #3 · answered by ironduke8159 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
tip:
percentage = 100 *( now - noon)/noon %
perc = 100 * (8 - 24) / 24 % = - 66.67%
2007-07-27 19:58:35 · answer #4 · answered by buoisang 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
24 F * x% = 16F
x% = 16F/24F = 16/24 = 66.66·%
2007-07-27 18:03:47 · answer #5 · answered by robertonereo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋