Question

Finley's pumpkin had a mass of 6.56.56, point, 5 kilograms (\text{kg})(kg)left parenthesis, start text, k, g, end text, right parenthesis before he carved it. After carving it, the pumpkin had a mass of 3.9\,\text{kg}3.9kg3, point, 9, start text, k, g, end text.

What was the percent decrease in the mass of the pumpkin?

Answer 1

40%

Explanation:

Finley's pumpkin had a mass of 6.5 kg before he carved it.

After carving it, the pumpkin had a mass of 3.9 kg.

Now, we are asked to determine the % decrease in the mass of the pumpkin.

Therefore, the % decrease in mass is given by

`\frac{\textrm {Initial Mass - Final Mass}}{\textrm {Initial Mass}} * 100= (6.5 - 3.9)/(6.5) * 100 = 40`%. (Answer)