On february 1, the number of employees was 125. Three months later the number reduced to 105.
The amount of decrease is 20. The percent decrease can be calculated as
Amount of decrease over amount at begining times hundred
[tex]\begin{gathered} \text{Percent decrease=}\frac{20}{125}\times100 \\ \text{Percent decrease=}\frac{2000}{125} \\ \text{Percent decrease=16} \end{gathered}[/tex]The percent decrease in the number of employees is 16%
