Elementary Technical Mathematics

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1285199197
ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-919-1

Chapter 7 - Section 7.2 - Proportion - Exercises - Page 278: 70

Answer

% of carcass in live hog = $78$ % waste % = $(100-78)$ = $22$ %

Work Step by Step

We are given: Weight of live hog = $254lb$ weight of carcass = $198lb$ % of carcass in live hog = $\frac{carcass~weight}{live~hog~weight}$ % of carcass in live hog = $\frac{198}{254}$ % of carcass in live hog = $78$ % waste % = $(100-78)$ = $22$ %
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