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DesWorst Granola bars

are now 10% shorter.
If the original bar was 15 centimeters long, how long is
the new granola bar?

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Explanation:

User Marcos Mendes
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well, the new granola bar is just 15 minus 10% of 15


\begin{array} \cline{1-1} \textit{\textit{\LARGE a}\% of \textit{\LARGE b}}\\ \cline{1-1} \\ \left( \cfrac{\textit{\LARGE a}}{100} \right)\cdot \textit{\LARGE b} \\\\ \cline{1-1} \end{array}~\hspace{5em}\stackrel{\textit{10\% of 15}}{\left( \cfrac{10}{100} \right)15}\implies 1.5~\hfill \underset{new~size}{\stackrel{15~~ - ~~1.5}{\text{\LARGE 13.5}}}

User FBente
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