An airline allows each passenger to have a suitcase weighing no more than 45 lbs. If Hank needs to lower his suitcase weight by

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Vilka [71]

3 years ago

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An airline allows each passenger to have a suitcase weighing no more than 45 lbs. If Hank needs to lower his suitcase weight by

40%, how much did his suitcase originally weigh? Please provide an equation and the solution. *Show all work please*

Mathematics

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diamong [38] · Answer 1 · 2022-04-02T08:34:34+03:00

diamong [38]3 years ago

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Okay, so he started out with 45 lbs.

Let's make 40% into a decimal.

40%= .4

I would multiply .4 to 45.
18.

Add 18 to 45 to get the answer.

The original weight of his bag was 63 pounds.