A grizzly bear sheds 40% of its weight from hibernation in 3 weeks which is 80 pounds. what was the bears initial weight

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80/40=20
20*100=200
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I used a proportion to find the answer to be 200 lbs

80pounds/40% = Xpounds/100%
x=200 pounds

Scott Sosna answered Nov 18, 2018

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