Question 1053156
louis started at 330 and lost 40.
william started at 280 and lost 30.


louis wound up being (330 - 40) / 330 = .8787878788 of his original weight.


william wound up being (280 - 30) / 280 = .8928571429 of his original weight.


louis lost a bigger percentage of his total weight than william did.


40/330 = .1212121212 = 12.12% = the percent weight loss for louis.


30/280 = .1071428571 = 10.71% = the percent weight loss for william.