Question

Gas prices in shelby county are at $3.00 per gallon. if a market scientist predicts a 40% increase in the price of gas in the coming month, what will the price of gas be?

Answer 1

$4.20
3x.40=1.20
Then you add $3+1.20

Answer 2

The price of gas will be $4.2

Solution-

Gas prices in shelby county = $3.00 per gallon

Market scientist predicts a 40% increase in the price of gas in the coming month.

So the new price will be,

`=3+(3* (40)/(100))`

`=3+(3* 0.4)`

`=3+1.2`

`=4.2`

Therefore, the price of gas will be $4.2