SOLUTION: tom weighed 155 pounds before he started training for wrestling. at his first match, he weighed 144 pounds. find the percentage decrease in his weight to the nearest whole percent.
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Question 414252: tom weighed 155 pounds before he started training for wrestling. at his first match, he weighed 144 pounds. find the percentage decrease in his weight to the nearest whole percent. Answer by algebrahouse.com(1659) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! "tom weighed 155 pounds before he started training for wrestling. at his first match, he weighed 144 pounds. find the percentage decrease in his weight to the nearest whole percent."
Amount of change
----------------- = Percent of decrease
Original amount
11
--- {subtracted 155 - 144 to get 11, original amount is 155}
155
= 11 ÷ 155
= .07 {divided 11 by 155}
= 7% decrease {to make a decimal a percent, move decimal point right two places} www.algebrahouse.com
