Math, asked by vamsikrishna1825, 11 months ago

Finley's pumpkin had a mass of 6.56.56, point, 5 kilograms (\text{kg})(kg)left parenthesis, start text, k, g, end text, right parenthesis before he carved it. After carving it, the pumpkin had a mass of 3.9\,\text{kg}3.9kg3, point, 9, start text, k, g, end text.
What was the percent decrease in the mass of the pumpkin?

Answers

Answered by amitnrw
6

40% Decrease in the mass of pumpkin

Step-by-step explanation:

Finley's pumpkin had a mass of 6.5  kg  before he carved it.

Initial Mass = 6.5 kg

After carving it, the pumpkin had a mass of 3.9 kg

Dcrease of Mass = 6.5 - 3.9  = 2.6  kg

% Decrease in mass of pumpkin = (2.6/6.5)  * 100

= 40  %

40% Decrease in the mass of pumpkin

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Answered by tgedwards29
3

Answer:

40%

Step-by-step explanation:

you multiply and you divide that would give you your answer.

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