Question

A patient has been unable to eat solid food for 2 weeks, and is in the clinic today complaining of weakness, tiredness, and hair loss. the patient states that her usual weight is 175 pounds, but today she weighs 161 pounds. what is her recent weight change percentage?

Answer 1

so the original weight is 175 pounds, and the after weight is 161 pounds. so you can subtract 175 by 161, and then divide it by 175 pounds. finally times it by 100, you will get 8%