Question

Maxine spent 15 hours doing her homework last week. This week she spent 18 hours doing homework. She says that she spent 120% more time doing homework this week. Is she correct? Show your work to justify your decision. (5 points)

Answer 1

She is wrong because she is 10% off

Answer 2

Yes

Explanation:

120

%

=

1.2

If Maxine is correct, then she spent

1.2

times the hours she did homework than last week.

15

⋅

1.2

=

18.0

=

18

15 hours

⋅

1.2

=

18.0 hours

=

18 hours

This means that Maxine is correct.