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A 200 pound person weighs 33 pounds on the moon.​ Type the answers in the boxes below. 1. How much did the person's weight decrease?

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If you’re asking for just the number of pounds then the answer is
200-33= 167 pounds

If you’re asking for a percentage of decrease it will be

200 - 33 = 177
_______ ____ = 0.885 x 100 will equal to 88.5% decrease.
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