CPM Homework Help : CC2MN Problem 8-33

A homeowner must reduce the use of his home’s electricity. The home currently consumes $25.7$ kwh (kilowatt hours) of electricity per day, and the homeowner must reduce the use by $20\%$ . Find the amount of electricity that will be used after the reduction in two different ways, using two different scale factors.

Hint:

Find $20\%$ of the amount of electricity used.

More Help:

$\frac{20}{100}=\frac{x}{25.7}$

Once you have found the amount of reduction, subtract that from the original amount of power consumption.

Partial Answer:

$25.7-5.14=20.56$ kwh
If you reduce the use of electricity by $20\%$ , what percentage is left?