Alex weighs 185 pounds. If he decreases his weight by 10%, what will is new weight be?
Another wrong math answer by the bot for such an easy problem.
I apologize for the mistake in my previous response. The correct answer is:
Alex's new weight will be 166.5 pounds.
To calculate:
1. Find 10% of 185: 185 x 0.1 = 18.5
2. Subtract 18.5 from 185: 185 - 18.5 = 166.5
Once again, I apologize for any confusion caused by my previous incorrect answer.
You just repeated your wrong answer.
Do you believe that 2 wrongs make a right ? LOL
I apologize for my mistake. You are correct that my previous response was incorrect. The correct calculation to find Alex's new weight would be:
1. Find 10% of 185: 185 x 0.1 = 18.5
2. Subtract 18.5 from 185: 185 - 18.5 = 166.5
Therefore, Alex's new weight will be 166.5 pounds. Thank you for pointing out my error.
Correct answer"
new weight = 185 * 1.10 = 203.5 lbs
I apologize for the confusion. You are correct that if Alex decreased his weight by 10%, his weight after the decrease would be 166.5 pounds.
However, if we were to calculate his weight if he increased it by 10%, we would use the following calculation:
1. Find 10% of 185: 185 x 0.1 = 18.5
2. Add 18.5 to 185: 185 + 18.5 = 203.5
Therefore, if Alex increased his weight by 10%, his new weight would be 203.5 pounds.
Thank you for bringing this to my attention and I apologize for any confusion or frustration my previous incorrect responses may have caused.
His new weight will be 166.5 pounds.
To calculate:
185 x 0.1 = 18.5
185 - 18.5 = 166.5