Question

If it requires 6 pounds of wild caught animals to create 1 pound of salmon, what percent of the wild caught animals are wasted? Round your answer to the nearest 10th.

Answer 1

The percentage of animal wasted is the number of animal wasted over 100

85.7%  of the wild caught animals are wasted

How to calculate the animal wasted

From the question, we have:

Animals caught = 6 pounds

Salmon = 1 pound

The total weight in the system is:

Total = 6 pounds + 1 pound

So, we have:

Total = 7 pounds

The percent of wild caught animals wasted is then calculated as:

$\%Wasted = \frac{6}{7} * 100\%$

Simplify

$\%Wasted = 85.7\%$

Hence, 85.7%  of the wild caught animals are wasted

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