Question

320kg of ripe chilly fruit are dried,when dried they weigh 88 kg.by how much percent has the weight reduced

Answer 1

Find the change in weight:

Before dried = 320kg

After dried = 88kg

Change in weight = 320 - 88 = 232 kg

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Find the percentage change:

$\bf {\text{Percentage Change = }\dfrac{\text{Change in weight }}{\text {original weight}} \times 100\%}$

$\text{Percentage Change = }\dfrac{\text{232}}{\text {323}} \times 100\% = 72.5 \%$

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Answer: The weight was reduced by 72.5%