1. In reaction to a slow economy, the number of employees at a soup company decreased from...

Question:

1. In reaction to a slow economy, the number of employees at a soup company decreased from 530 to 477. What was the percent decrease in the number of employees?
2. The number of cable TV systems recently decreased from 10,845 to 10,700. Find the percent decrease.
3. The population of Japan is expected to decrease from 127,799 thousand in 2011 to 97,076 thousand in 2050. Find the percent decrease