Question

Mary's dog weights 185 pound. Her dog needs to lose between 9 and 15 pounds. Between what two percentages rounded to the nearest whole number, should Mary's dog lose weight with respect to its current weight 185 pounds.

Answer 1

Answer:Mary' s dog should loose weight between 92%-95%

Explanation:

Step 1

Mary's dog current weight= 185 pound

weight to loose =Between 9 and 15 pounds

Loosing 9 pounds , the dog"s new weight will be = 185- 9= 176 pounds

also

Loosing 15 pounds , the dog"s new weight will be = 185- 15= 170pounds

Step 2

Percentage of weight loss to current weight when he looses 9 pounds=

= 176/185 x 100

=0.95 x100=95%

Percentage of weight loss to current weight when he looses 15 pounds=

= 170/185 x 100

=0.9189 x100

=91.89= 92%

Therefore Mary' s dog should loose weight between 92%-95%