Question

By the end of wrestling season Mighty Max had lost 7 pounds and now weighs 128 pounds what was the percent decrease from his starting weight

Answer 1

Hi there!

To find the percent decrease, we do 7÷128
= 5.47%

Hope this helps!

Answer 2

The weight of Mighty Max at the end of wrestling season is 128 pounds.

He had lost 7 pounds now.

So his previous weight is = $(128+7)$ pounds = $135$ pounds.

We have to find the percentage of decrease in weight.

To find decreasing percentage we have to divide the difference between the weights by the starting weight and have to multiply 100 with it.

The percentage in decrease = $(\frac{7}{135} )(100)$%

= $(0.05185)(100)$%

= $5.185$%

= $5.2$% ( Approximately taken up to nearest tenth)

We have got the required answer.

The required percentage decrease in weight is 5.2%.