how to solve this math problem

Question

A farmer recently sold a large plot of land. The sale decreased his total acreage by

12​%.

Let

v

be the original acreage. Find two equivalent expressions that will give the new acreage. Use pencil and paper. Use the expressions to describe two ways to find the new acreage.

Answer 1

v - 12%v = v(1-.12) = .88v = the new reduced acreage

= 88% of v = .88v = (1-.12)v

100%-12% = 88% of v left