Question

Soyala loves chocolate so much that after returning from Top Foods with some chocolate, she eats 5% of the chocolate she just bought. The next day she eats 5% of the remaining chocolate and continues to eat another 5% each day. What percent of the chocolate will Soyala have left after eight days? (Round your answer to the nearest whole percent.

Answer 1

Answer: After 8 days, Soyala will have approximately 3% of the chocolate left.

When Soyala eats 5% of the chocolate each day, the amount of chocolate left decreases by a factor of 1 - 0.05 = 0.95. Therefore, after 8 days, the amount of chocolate left is 0.95^8 = 0.0314 or 3.14%. Rounded to the nearest whole percent, this is 3%.

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