SOLUTION: For every meter a diver descends below the surface, the light intensity is reduced by 2.5%. What is the percent intensity at a depth of 100m?

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Question 159130: For every meter a diver descends below the surface, the light intensity is reduced by 2.5%. What is the percent intensity at a depth of 100m?
Answer by jojo14344(1513) About Me  (Show Source):
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If for every 1 meter a diver descends, the light intensity is reduced by 2.5%, then for 100 meters the diver descends:
BY RATIO & PROP: 0.025%2F1meter=x%2F100meters
x=0.025%2A100=2.5
x=2.5%2A100percent=250%, percent of light intensity reduced
Thank you,
Jojo