Brenda took her dog to the veterinarian for an exam. The doctor told Brenda her dog needed to lose weight. Her dog weighed 55 po unds during this visit. The doctor suggested that her dog 45 pounds by their next visit. What is this weight decrease represented as a percent?
1 answer:
Answer:
<h2>18%</h2>
Step-by-step explanation:
Step one;
given
initial weight = 55 pounds
final weight= 45 pounds
Step two:
Required
the % weight decrease
% decrease= initial-final/initial *100
% decrease= 55-45/55 *100
% decrease= 10/55 *100
% decrease= 0.18 *100
% decrease= 18%
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