Question

Avery is learning how to type. She increases the number of words she can type in a minute by 15% every week. This week she can type 25 words a minute. In 6 weeks how many words a minute should she be able to type?

Answer 1

To begin lets find next week's WPM. what is 15% of 25?

Answer 2

idk

Answer 3

well ten percent you would move the decimal to the left one spot
so 10% of 25.0=2.50

Answer 4

what is half of 2.50

Answer 5

1.25

Answer 6

yep
so add your 2.50 and 1.25 to find 15% of 25

Answer 7

3.75

Answer 8

cool, so add 3.75+25

Answer 9

28.75

Answer 10

and that will be his next weeks words per minute. you will have to do the same thing but instead of 15% of 25wpm, we use 15% of 28.75 wpm for the next week

Answer 11

week one 25 wpm, week two 28.75 wpm, week three is 28.75 +15% increase

Answer 12

is it 32.5

Answer 13

sec

Answer 14

i came up with 33.06 or 33.1

Answer 15

let me try again

Answer 16

33.1 again

Answer 17

15% of 28.75?

Answer 18

dont i add 28.75 plus 3.75

Answer 19

what did you get for 15% of 28.75

Answer 20

i added 28.75 plus 3.75 and got 32.5

Answer 21

you should add 28.75+4.3125 (15% of 28.75)

Answer 22

is the answer 58

Answer 23

for week 6?

Answer 24

yea

Answer 25

i have 57.89 and round to 57.9

Answer 26

nice work

Answer 27

thnx can you help me with another question

Answer 28

yea open a new ticket

Answer 29

k