sue's tyre pressure gauge shows a reading which is 8 percent higher than the actual pressure. What is the actual pressure when sue's gauge shows 39.42?
Mathematics · High School · Thu Feb 04 2021
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given that: Sue's tyre pressure gauge shows a reading which is 8% higher than the actual pressure
What is the actual pressure sue's gauge shows 39.42=?
if we calculate 8 % of total gauge that is 39.42 and subtract that percentage amount from total amount them we can get actual pressure
39.428%= 39.42 * 8/100
=3.1526(reading higher than actual pressure)
now to find actual pressure than subtract higher reading from gauge shows reading:-
39.42-3.1526=36.26(actual pressure)