Question

The last time it placed an order for ingredients, Sweet Treats Bakery ordered 1,090 kilograms of sugar. This time, the bakery is ordering 654 kilograms. What is the percent of the decrease in the size of the sugar order?

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Answer 1

Answer: The size of the sugar order decreased by 40%.

Explanation:

1,090 is 100%

654 is 60% of 1,090 (1,090 ÷ 0.6 = 654)

1,090 - 654 = 436, and 436 is 40% (0.4) of 1,090

1,090 (100%) - 436 (40%) = 654 (60%)

The percent of the decrease in the size of the sugar order is 40%.