Answer:
25 percent
Step-by-step explanation:
The percent decrease is found by
percent decrease = (original - new)/original * 100 percent
= (40.97- 30.73)/ 40.97 * 100 percent
=10.27/40.97 * 100 percent
=.24993898 * 100 percent
= 24.993898 percent
= 25 percent