Question

A bag of dog food says that it now contains 20% more. Originally, it came with 63 ounces of dog food. How much dog food does the bag come with now? Set up the double number line to show that 63 ounces is 100%.

Answer 1

75.6 ounces

Explanation:

Step one.

Given data

we are told that the original quantity of food is 63 ounces

and the increase is in food is by 20%

Step two:

let us find the increase in ounces

=20/100*63

=0.2*63

=12.6 ounces

Hence the amount of food in the bag now is

=12.6+63

=75.6 ounces