Question

You work at a coffee house. Roasted beans retain approximately 3/5 of their weight of their initial weight approximately what percent of their initial weight do they retain?

Answer 1

Answer:

the weight retain by the roasted  coffee beans  is 60 % of the initial  weight of the coffee beans.

Step-by-step explanation:

Assume the initial weight of the  coffee beans be 'x'

given,

Roasted coffee beans retains weight

                                     = $\dfrac{3}{5}of\ initial\ weight$

                                     =  $\dfrac{3}{5}x$

percentage of initial weight the retain will be equal to

                                     = $\dfrac{3}{5}x\times 100$

                                     = 60% of x

hence , the weight retain by the roasted  coffee beans  is 60 % of the initial  weight of the coffee beans.

Answer 2

Answer:

60 percent

Step-by-.step explanation:

You need to convert 3/5 to a percentage.

This is 3*100 / 5

= 300 / 5

= 60 per cent