Question

LA Sports & fitness Center owns 10 Fitness Centers in the Dallas Area. In the next 5 years they expect to build 50% more in Florida and Mississippi. How many Fitness Centers will they own? is A) 50 B) 15 C) 55 D) none the above

Answer 1

50% = 1/2
so they want to increase the amount by 1/2 of 10, which is 5.
Add the new 5 to the original 10 to find that they will own 15.

Answer 2

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