"Finleys Pumkin Had A Mass Of 6.5 Kg. After Carving,It Had A Mass Of 3.9 Kg. What Was The Percent Decrease In The Mass Of The Pumkin?"

"Finleys Pumkin Had A Mass Of 6.5 Kg. After Carving,It Had A Mass Of 3.9 Kg. What Was The Percent Decrease In The Mass Of The Pumkin?"

Finleys pumkin had a mass of 6.5 kg. After carving,it had a mass of 3.9 kg. What was the percent decrease in the mass of the pumkin?

Answer:

40%

Computation:

Solving for the mass that the pumpkin has lost after carving.

$6.5\:kg-3.9\:kg=2.6\:kg$

Solving for the percent decrease in the mass of the pumpkin.

$\frac{2.6\:\diagdown\!\!\!\!\!kg}{6.5\:\diagdown\!\!\!\!\!kg}=0.4\times100=\boxed{40\%}$

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