Quincy eliminated soft drinks from his diet and discovered 6 weeks later that his weight dropped from 206 lb to 194 lb. What is the percent decrease Round to the nearest tenth of a percent.?

Answer 1

To find the percent decrease in Quincy's weight, subtract the final weight from the initial weight: 206 lb - 194 lb = 12 lb. Then, divide the weight loss by the initial weight: 12 lb / 206 lb ≈ 0.0583. Finally, multiply by 100 to convert to a percentage: 0.0583 × 100 ≈ 5.8%. Rounding to the nearest tenth of a percent, the percent decrease is 5.8%.