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a fruit drink was sold in 16 ounce containers is now sold in 20 ounce containers what is the percent of change in quantity

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the change is 4 pounds actually: 20-16=4.

now, what percentage of the original container if 4? (It has to be of the original content).


(4)/(16)= (1)/(4) =25%

So the correct answer is 25%, the new containers are 25% bigger than the original containers.
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