Question

In the spring a young maple is 18 feet tall. Over the summer it grows 8%. How

tall is the maple at the end of the summer? Do not include units in your
answer.

Answer 1

At end of summer, the Maple is 19.44 feet

Explanation:

We need to find 8% of 18 feet and add it to 18 to get the new height.

To get percentage to decimal, we need to divide by 100. Hence

8/100 = 0.08

8% of 18 is:

18 * 0.08 = 1.44 feet

Now, we need to add this to 18 feet. We have:

18 + 1.44 = 19.44 feet