SOLUTION: a persons weight has increased from 70kg to 84kg what is their weight gain as a percentage of their start weight?

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Question 939414: a persons weight has increased from 70kg to 84kg what is their weight gain as a percentage of their start weight?
Answer by srinivas.g(540) About Me  (Show Source):
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increase in weight = 84-70 = 14 kg
percentage increase =+%28increase+in+weight%2Foriginal+weight%29%2A100
=%2814%2F70%29%2A100
=%281%2F5%29%2A100
=+20 %
percentage of their start weight = 20 %