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The original quantity is 20 and the new quantity is 15. Adam incorrectly says the percent decrease is about 14.29%. What is the

Yuki888 [10]

Answer: A. divided the difference of the two quantities by the sum of the two quantities.

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Explanation:

The difference of the quantities is 20-15 = 5

The sum of the quantities is 20+15 = 35

Dividing those results leads to 5/35 = 0.142857 which rounds to 0.1429

That converts to 14.29%

This is likely the path Adam took. This path is incorrect. The correct steps are shown below

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Difference = 20-15 = 5

Divide the difference over the original quantity

5/20 = 1/4 = 0.25 = 25%

We have a 25% decrease because the new quantity (15) is smaller than the old quantity (20)

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Here's another way to approach the problem

A = old value = 20

B = new value = 15

C = percent change

C = [ (B-A)/A ] * 100%

C = [ (15-20)/20 ] * 100%

C = (-5/20)*100%

C = -0.25*100%

C = -25%

The negative C value means we have a negative percent change, ie we have a percent decrease. So this is another way to get a 25% decrease.

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kykrilka [37]

Answer:

$opposite\approx 70.02$

Step-by-step explanation:

The triangle in the given problem is a right triangle, as the tower forms a right angle with the ground. This means that one can use the right angle trigonometric ratios to solve this problem. The right angle trigonometric ratios are as follows;

$sin(\theta)=\frac{opposite}{hypotenuse}\\\\cos(\theta)=\frac{adjacent}{hypotenuse}\\\\tan(\theta)=\frac{opposite}{adjacent}$

Please note that the names ( $opposite$ ) and ( $adjacent$ ) are subjective and change depending on the angle one uses in the ratio. However the name ( $hypotenuse$ ) refers to the side opposite the right angle, and thus it doesn't change depending on the reference angle.

In this problem, one is given an angle with the measure of (35) degrees, and the length of the side adjacent to this angle. One is asked to find the length of the side opposite the (35) degree angle. To achieve this, one can use the tangent ( $tan$ ) ratio.