Question

Last week, Leonardo's hamster drank 25 mL of water. This week he drank 15 mL of water. By what percent did the hamster’s intake of water decrease?

Answer 1

60%

Explanation:

Part/whole method:

`\frac {15} {25} = \frac {p} {100}`

15·100=1,500

1,500÷25=60

15 is 60% of 25

Answer 2

40%

Explanation:

It went down by 10 ml.

40% of 25 is 10, so te answer would be 40%