A fisherman is setting up a net 6 feet below the surface of the water. Each foot of the water screens out 40% of the light coming from the surface. Which of the following is the approximate percentage of light remaining after passing through 6 feet of water, to the nearest tenth of a percent?0.4%

1.0%

4.7%

7.8%

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Karissa Woodward

6 May, 22:52

A fisherman is setting up a net 6 feet below the surface of the water. Each foot of the water screens out 40% of the light coming from the surface. Which of the following is the approximate percentage of light remaining after passing through 6 feet of water, to the nearest tenth of a percent?0.4%

1.0%

4.7%

7.8%

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Cody Valencia · Answer 1

The answer is 4.7% because if it depletes 40% each time than u have 60% of the light still showing so if u wanna find the answer out u just take 100 multiplied by. 6 than do it 6 times