Question

Your new dresser will be 2/5ths larger than your old dresser. Your old dresser can hold 6.25 cubic feet, how much cubic feet will the new dresser hold ?

Answer 1

8.75 cubic feet

Explanation:

Your new dresser will be
`(2)/(5)^(ths)` larger than your old dresser.

This means that your new dresser wil be

`1+(2)/(5)=(5+2)/(5)=(7)/(5)`

of your old dresser.

Your old dresser can hold 6.25 cubic feet, so your new dresser can hold

`(7)/(5)\cdot 6.25=7\cdot 1.25=8.75\ ft^3`