which of the following expressions can be used to increase 8500 by 2.5%.
a. 8500x1.025 b.8500x0.125 c.8500x0.025
And your answer is?
what is 2.5 equivalent to in decimal form?
find that out and you will have the answer.
I disagree with Gail's answer.
The problem asks us to increase 8500 -- so the answer must be larger than 8500.
Oh yes, mrs. Sue is right I incorrectly answered the question. I apologize.
To increase a value by a certain percentage, you can multiply the value by a number greater than 1, where the number represents 1 plus the percentage expressed as a decimal.
In this case, we want to increase 8500 by 2.5%.
Step 1: Convert the percentage to a decimal by dividing it by 100.
2.5% = 2.5/100 = 0.025
Step 2: Add 1 to the decimal.
0.025 + 1 = 1.025
Step 3: Multiply the original value (8500) by the result from Step 2 to get the increased value.
The correct expression to increase 8500 by 2.5% is:
a. 8500 x 1.025
So, the correct answer is option a.