Question

You work at a coffee house. Roasted beans retain approximately 3/5 of their weight of their initial weight approximately what percent of their initial weight do they retain?

Answer 1

60 percent

Step-by-.step explanation:

You need to convert 3/5 to a percentage.

This is 3*100 / 5

= 300 / 5

= 60 per cent

Answer 2

the weight retain by the roasted coffee beans is 60 % of the initial weight of the coffee beans.

Explanation:

Assume the initial weight of the coffee beans be 'x'

given,

Roasted coffee beans retains weight

=
`(3)/(5)of\ initial\ weight`

=
`(3)/(5)x`

percentage of initial weight the retain will be equal to

=
`(3)/(5)x* 100`

= 60% of x

hence , the weight retain by the roasted coffee beans is 60 % of the initial weight of the coffee beans.