Table:
|  |  | Fiscal Year Ended August 31, |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
| Restricted stock units | $53,766 | $84,082 | $42,122 |
| Employee stock purchase plan (1) | 7,580 | 6,891 | 6,334 |
| Other | — | 7,538 | 88 |
| Total | $61,346 | $98,511 | $48,544 |
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11. Stockholders’ Equity
The Company recognized stock-based compensation expense within selling, general and administrative expense as follows (in thousands):
(1) For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2018, represents a one-time cash-settled stock award that vested on November 30, 2017.
Question:
What was the percentage change in the total stock-based compensation expense between 2018 and 2019?
Answer: ($61346-$98511)/$98511 = -37.73