Steve set up a business making friendship bracelets. He earned $70 in January. He is projected to earn 120% more in February. How much is Steve projected to make in February?

$84
$98
$154
$190

Question

Steve set up a business making friendship bracelets. He earned $70 in January. He is projected to earn 120% more in February. How much is Steve projected to make in February?

 $84
 $98
 $154
 $190

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

$$\Large {\color{red}{120}}\% \ \text{ of } \ 70 = \left( \frac{{\color{red}{120}}}{100} \right)*70 = ???$$

take that result and add that to 70 to get your answer

anonymous · Answer

84?

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

now add that to 70

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

hmm I could be misinterpreting this. It might be simply 1.2*70 = 84 is your answer

but I'm thinking that he made 84 more dollars on top of the 70

anonymous · Answer

84 + 70 
is that what you mean?

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

so I'm not sure now

anonymous · Answer

154!!

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

yeah it might be 154

anonymous · Answer

ok is it okay if you help me with one more?

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

sure

anonymous · Answer

At Priscilla's Purse Warehouse, it takes 2 over 3 of a day to complete 1 over 9 of an order of purses. At this rate, how long will it take to complete the entire order of purses?

 3 and 2 over 3 days
 5 days
 6 days
 13 and 1 over 2 days

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

we basically have this ratio

2/3 days: 1/9 jobs

multiply both sides by 9 to get

9*(2/3) days: 9*(1/9) jobs

18/3 days: 9/9 jobs

6 days: 1 job


so it takes 6 days to do the job

anonymous · Answer

oh i thought it would be 5 days

anonymous · Answer

you saved me there thx :)

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

can you show me how you got 5 days? I'm curious how you got that

anonymous · Answer

sure

anonymous · Answer

actually i did the same thing just in a different version

anonymous · Answer

i think i got 5 by mistake when multiplying

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

ah I gotcha