SOLUTION: a persons weight has increased from 70kg to 84kg what is their weight gain as a percentage of their start weight?
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Question 939414:  a persons weight has increased from 70kg to 84kg what is their weight gain as a percentage of their start weight? 
Answer by srinivas.g(540)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
 increase in weight  = 84-70 = 14 kg
percentage increase  =
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percentage of their start weight  = 20 % 
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