Question

Tom is told by his doctor that he needs to lose 15 pounds if Tom now it's 285 pounds then by what percentage should Tom's week decrease

Answer 1

the percentage is 5.56%

Explanation:

The computation of the percentage that the tom should decrease is shown below:

As Doctor said tom to reduce 15 pounds

As of now the tom has 285 pounds

So after considering the 15 pounds, it would be

= 285 - 15

= 270 pounds

Now the percentage that should be considered is

= (285 - 270) ÷ (270)

= 5.56%

Hence, the percentage is 5.56%