A food company reduced the amount of salt in one of their food products from 730 to 600 milligrams. What is the percent decrease?

Answer 1

To find the percent decrease, we need to first calculate the difference between the original amount and the new amount:

730 - 600 = 130

This represents the amount of decrease. To find the percent decrease, we divide this amount by the original amount and then multiply by 100:

(130 / 730) x 100 = 17.81%

Therefore, the percent decrease in salt in the food product is approximately 17.81%.