Question

at the gardening store, the jumbo - sized fertilizer bags decreased by 25%. if the old bags held 24 pounds of fertilizer, how much do the new bags hold? the unknown, which represents the new jumbo - size bags of fertilizer, is labeled with a question mark on the double number line. write an equation to find the amount of fertilizer the new jumbo - size bags holds. fertilizer (pounds) 0? 24 0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 125% \\(\square\cdot\square = \square\\) 24 75%?

Explanation:

Step1: Determine the percentage of the new amount

The old amount is 100%, and it decreased by 25%, so the new percentage is \(100\% - 25\% = 75\%\), which is \(0.75\) in decimal.

Step2: Set up the equation

The old amount of fertilizer is 24 pounds. To find the new amount, we multiply the old amount by the new percentage (in decimal). So the equation is \(24\times0.75=\text{new amount}\), or in percentage form, \(24\times75\%=\text{new amount}\).

Answer:

\(24 \cdot 75\% =?\) (or \(24 \cdot 0.75 =?\)) where the new amount is the value of "?". The equation in the boxes would be \(24\), \(75\%\) (or \(0.75\)), and the new amount (which is \(18\) when calculated, but for the equation setup, the boxes are filled with \(24\), \(75\%\) (or \(0.75\)), and the unknown "?").