Question
A casting, when first poured, is 14.872 inches long. The casting shrinks 0.098 inch when it cools. What is the percent of shrinkage is round to two decimal places?
Answers
GPT 3.5
To find the percentage of shrinkage, we divide the shrinkage by the original length and then multiply by 100.
Shrinkage = 0.098 inches
Original length = 14.872 inches
Percentage of shrinkage = (Shrinkage / Original length) * 100
Percentage of shrinkage = (0.098 / 14.872) * 100
Percentage of shrinkage ≈ 0.659 * 100
Percentage of shrinkage ≈ 65.9%
Therefore, the percent of shrinkage is approximately 65.9% when rounded to two decimal places.
Shrinkage = 0.098 inches
Original length = 14.872 inches
Percentage of shrinkage = (Shrinkage / Original length) * 100
Percentage of shrinkage = (0.098 / 14.872) * 100
Percentage of shrinkage ≈ 0.659 * 100
Percentage of shrinkage ≈ 65.9%
Therefore, the percent of shrinkage is approximately 65.9% when rounded to two decimal places.