Question

Because your Christmas tree is bigger this year, you can decorate it with more ornaments! Last year, you put 35 ornaments on the tree. Since the tree is now bigger, you have room to increase the number of ornaments by 40%.

a. How many more ornaments can you put on the tree?


b. What is the total number of ornaments you are putting on the tree this year?

Answer 1

You can put a total of 14 more ornaments this year.

The total number of ornaments you can put are 35+14= 49

Explanation:

Answer 2

See below :)

Explanation:

a. This year, we know that the space increased by 40% of the last years.

Last year: 35 ornaments

This year: 35 ornaments + 40%(35) ornaments

We want to calculate 40%(35) so:

35 * 0.4 = 14

a answer. I can put 14 more ornaments on the tree.

b. In order to calculate the total ornaments, we want to add last year's + the new space

We already calculated 40%(35) is 14 so all we have to do is add 35 and 14:

35 + 14 = 49

b answer. The total number of ornaments I can put on the tree this year is 49.