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Finley’s pumpkin had a mass of 6.5 kilograms before he carved it. After carving it the pumpkin had a mass of 3.9 kilograms. What was the percent decrease?

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40 percent
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User Bhindi
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Hello.

The percent decrease in the mass of the pumpkin for this case will be given by:
(100 - (3.9 / 6.5) * 100) =
(100-60) =40%


After carving it, the pumpkin decreases a percent of 40% in the mass.

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