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  • 01-12-2017
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Greg weighed 140 pounds. On his diet he lost 15 pounds. What was the percent of decrease in Greg’s weight?

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bobo5244888 bobo5244888
  • 01-12-2017
Well first you want to find out how much he weighed after his diet. 
140-15= 125
Next you want to take that and divide it by 140
125/140= 0.8928571
To make it a percent multiply by 100
0.8928571*100= 89.28571
Subtract from 100
100-89.28571= 10.71249
He had a 10.71249% decrease in weight

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