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A large container of breath mints has a mass of 50 g. A small container has a mass of 10 g. What is the percent decrease from the mass of the large container to the mass of the small container? Show your work.​

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Answer:

It decreases 80%

Explanation:

If the 50g one is 100%, and the 10g one is a fraction of that, find out what 10/50 is as a percent.

10/50= 20%

Because this is the remaining mass, the other 80% has been deducted meaning that the mass of the large container has decreased 80% to get to the mass of the smaller one.

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Answer:

80 percent decrease

Explanation:

80% of 50 = 40 and 50 - 40 = 10

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