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(04.04)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
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(04.04)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.

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She is incorrect because if she did 120% more time it would have doubled 15 + 20% of 15. The correct answer of how much more she would've done would be 20%. Hope this helps!!
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