Finley’s pumpkin had a mass of 6.5 kilograms before he carved it. After carving it the pumpkin had a mass of 3.9 kilograms. What

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Georgia [21]

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Finley’s pumpkin had a mass of 6.5 kilograms before he carved it. After carving it the pumpkin had a mass of 3.9 kilograms. What

was the percent decrease?

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umka2103 [35] · Answer 1 · 2022-05-20T04:27:44+03:00

umka2103 [35]3 years ago

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40 percent
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katen-ka-za [31] · Answer 2 · 2022-05-20T02:59:20+03:00

katen-ka-za [31]3 years ago

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Hello.

The percent decrease in the mass of the pumpkin for this case will be given by:
(100 - (3.9 / 6.5) * 100) =
(100-60) =40%

After carving it, the pumpkin decreases a percent of 40% in the mass.

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