Question

At noon a tank contains 6 cm of water after several hours it contains 3 cm of water what is the percent inecrease of water in the tank

Answer 1

Question:

At noon a tank contains 6 cm of water after several hours it contains 3 cm of water what is the percent decrease of water in the tank

Answer:

The percent Decrease of water in the tank is 50%

Explanation:

Given:

Initial amount of water in the tank at the noon = 6 cm

amount of water remained in water after several hours = 3 cm

To Find:

The percent decrease =?

Solution:

The percent decrease in the tank

=>
`\frac{\text {water present after some hours }}{\text {initial water contained in the tank }} * 100`

Substituting the values

=>
`(3)/(6) * 100`

=>
`(1)/(2) * 100`

=>
`(100)/(2)`

=> 50