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Increase 40 pounds by 70%​
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Increase 40 pounds by 70%​

User Vasiliy Kulakov
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68 is the answer hope it help's

User Wowsk
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Increase total = original amount x (1 + increase rate)

40 x (1 + 0.70)

40 x 1.7 = 68

The answer is 68

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