finely's pumpkin had a mass of 6.5 kilograms (kg) before he carved it after carving it the pumpkin has a mass of 3.9 kg what was the percent decrease of the pumpkin

Respuesta :

Answer:

There was a 40% decrease in mass of the pumpkin.

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer:

The percent decrease was 40%

The percent change was -40%

Step-by-step explanation:

The decrease in mass was (6.5 - 3.9) kg, or 2.6 kg.

The percentage decrease was therefore

 2.6 kg

------------ * 100%, or 40%

6.5 kg