Question

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Fred's dog has been putting on weight and the veterinarian is concerned. At the dog's most recent veterinarian appointment in September the dog weighed 45 pounds. This was a 25% increase since the dog's last veterinarian appointment that was in March. How much did Fred's dog weigh at the veterinarian appointment in March?

Answer 1

Fred's dog weighed 33.75 pounds at the appointment in March

Explanation:

First you need to convert 25% to a decimal by moving the percent sign twice to the left and you will get 0.25.

Then you multiply 45 by 0.25 to find 25% of 45.

45 x 0.25= 11.25

After multiplying, you just have to subtract the product (11.25) by 45.

45 - 11.25 = 33.75

This is the same was doing 45-25%