SOLUTION: 1. Jayla switches from drinking regular soda to drinking diet soda. If her regular soda contains 125 mg of sodium per bottle and the diet soda contains 75 mg of sodium, find her pe

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Question 1006435: 1. Jayla switches from drinking regular soda to drinking diet soda. If her regular soda contains 125 mg of sodium per bottle and the diet soda contains 75 mg of sodium, find her percent decrease in sodium by switching from regular to diet soda.
Type a integer or decimal
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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The DECREASE in sodium is: +125+-+75+=+50+ mg
The FRACTION of the decrease is: +50%2F125+=+2%2F5+
The PERCENT of the decrease is: +%282%2F5%29%2A100+=+40+
40%