Question

Evan spent 20 hours doing homework last week. This week he spent 25 hours doing homework. He says that he spent 125% more time doing homework this week. Is he correct? Show your work to justify your decision.

Answer 1

Evan is not correct, because it seems like he thought 25 is 125% of 20. He did not spend 125% more time doing homework this week because it was like he added an extra 100% from his 25 hours of homework he did. Because of this 100% increase, the correct answer is actually 25%.

Explanation:

THE CORRECT ANSWER IS 25%