Question

In a basketball game, River scored 15% more points than Paul. If r is the number of points that River scored and p is the number of points that Paul scored, which equations are correct. Select all that apply.

Answer 1

`r = (23)/(20) p`

Explanation:

Number of points scored by River =
`r`

Number of points scored by Paul =
`p`

River has scored 15% more points that Paul.

To find:

Equation to represent the given condition.

Solution:

As per the given question statement, Number of points scored by River is 15% more than that of Paul's.

15% of points scored by Paul = 15% of
`p` =
`(15)/(100)p`

15% more means total points scored by Paul plus 15% of points scored by Paul.

Therefore, we can write the following:

`r = p + 15\%\ of\ p\\\Rightarrow r = p + (15)/(100) p\\\Rightarrow r = (115)/(100) p\\\Rightarrow r = (23)/(20) p`