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Quantitative - Mathematics - Word Problems:

Percentage

MCQ - 389-13156

Question:

The organizers of a fair projected a 25 percent increase in attendance this year over that of last year, but attendance this year actually decreased by 20 percent. What percent of the projected attendance was the actual attendance?

  1. 45%
  2. 56%
  3. 64%
  4. 56%
  5. 80%

Correct Answer: C

Explanation:

The organizers of a fair projected a 25 percent increase in attendance this year over that of last year, but attendance this year actually decreased by 20 percent. What percent of the projected attendance was the actual attendance?

Last year attendance = 100 (assume)

Projected Attendance = 125

Actual Attendance = 80

The actual attendance, therefore, was Actual Project = 80 125 × 100 = 64% of the projected attendance.

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