SOLUTION: Jan diets for two months and goes from 145 to 130 pounds. Find the percent of increase or decrease to the nearest tenth of a percent.

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Question 1123030: Jan diets for two months and goes from 145 to 130 pounds. Find the percent of increase or decrease to the nearest tenth of a percent.
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, ikleyn:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
Answer by ikleyn(52788) About Me  (Show Source):
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We have decrease in this case, and the percent of decrease is


%28%28145-130%29%2F145%29%2A100 = 10.3%


Ignore writing by @josgaritmeticm since it is incorrect (as almost always).