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? identify and label the point on the double number line that represents the amount of fertilizer the old jumbo - size bags held. fertilizer (pounds) 0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 125%

Explanation:

Step1: Understand the problem

The old bags held 24 pounds, and 100% represents the original amount. So we need to find the position on the number line corresponding to 24 pounds at 100%.

Step2: Analyze the number line

The bottom number line has 0%, 25%, 50%, 75%, 100%, 125%. The top line is for fertilizer pounds. The 100% mark on the bottom corresponds to the original amount (24 pounds) on the top. So we label the point at the 100% position on the top line with 24.

Step3: Calculate new amount (extra, for full solution)

Decrease by 25% means new amount is \(24\times(1 - 0.25)=24\times0.75 = 18\) pounds. But for the number line labeling, the old amount (24) is at 100%.

Answer:

The point at the 100% mark on the top (fertilizer pounds) number line is labeled 24. The new bags hold 18 pounds. (For the number line labeling part, the label is 24 at the 100% - aligned point on the top line.)