A container ship left port last week carrying some goods weighing a total of 240,870 tons. Today, it stopped in another port to unload. As a result, the weight of the goods on the ship decreased by 30%. What is the weight of the goods on the ship now?

168,609 ton

Step-by-step explanation:

Hi, to answer this question, first we have to calculate the amount of the weight decrease by multiplying the original weight of the goods (240,870) by the percentage decrease in decimal form ( divided by 100)

Mathematically speaking:

240,870 (30/100) =72,261 ton

Finally we have to subtract that value to the original weight:

240,870-72,261 = 168,609 ton

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