Jane moved from a house with 44 square feet of closet space to an apartment with 26.84 square feet of closet space. what is the percentage decrease of jane's closet space? a. 39% b. 61% c. 64% d. 31%



Answer :

The percentage decrease of Jane's closet size is 39%.

The initial area of the closet of Jane is 44 square feet.

The final area of closet of Jane is 26.84 square feet.

The percentage decrease in any quantity can be found by using the formula,

Percentage decrease = (final amount - initial amount)/initial amount x 100

Now, putting values,

Percentage decrease = (26.84 - 44)/44 x 100

Percentage decrease = -17.16/44 x 100

Percentage decrease = 39%.

Hence, the percentage decrease in the area of the closet of Jane is 39%.

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