Question

A container ship left port last week carrying some goods that weighed a total of 130,980 tons. Today, it stopped in another port to unload. The weight of the goods on the ship is now 91,686 tons. By what percent has the weight of the goods on the ship decreased?

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Answer 1

Answer: 168,609 ton

Hi, to answer this question, first we have to calculate the amount of the weight decrease by multiplying the original weight of the goods (240,870) by the percentage decrease in decimal form ( divided by 100)

Mathematically speaking:

240,870 (30/100) =72,261 ton

Finally we have to subtract that value to the original weight:

240,870-72,261 = 168,609 ton

Feel free to ask for more if needed or if you did not understand something.

Explanation:

Answer 2

30%

Explanation:

130980-91686=39294

39294/130908=0.3