Answer:
60%
Step-by-step explanation:
Formula:
Percentage decrease = (amount of decrease)/(original price)
✪ Solve ✪
3.85 - 1.54/3.85 x 100
2.31/3.85 x 100 = 60%
Hence, Percent decrease is 60%
<em>~Lenvy</em>
2 ones are equal to 0 tens
Sugar: x pounds
flour: 2x + 5 pounds
2x + 3(2x + 5) = 40
2x + 6x + 15 = 40
8x = 25
x = 3.125
-> a sack of flour is 3.125 + 5 = 8.125 pounds
I hope it‘s coorect
6r - 3t = 6 /*8
6r + 8t = - 16 /*3
48r - 24t = 48
48r + 24t = - 48
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96r = 0
r = 0
t = ( -16 + 6r)/8 = - 16/8 = - 2