SOLUTION: The boiling point of water is lower at higher altitudes. Water boils at 212 at sea level and 194 at 10,000 ft. What is the percent decrease in the temperatures, to the near

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Question 1201616: The boiling point of water is lower at higher altitudes. Water boils at 212 at sea
level and 194 at 10,000 ft. What is the percent decrease in the temperatures, to
the nearest tenth of a percent?
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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. Water boils at 212 at sea level
and 194 at 10,000 ft.
percentage decreas = Difference / original temperature 9THE ONE WE ARE COMPARING)
%28%28212-194%29%2F212%29%2A100 = 8.49%