Question

Savanna had 40 iris blooms last year. This year, she had 15%, percent more iris blooms. How many more iris blooms did Savanna have this year?

Answer 1

The answer would be 6 irises bloomed last year.

Explanation:

let x represent the # of flowers bloomed last year

15% = .15

now just use the equation: quantity = % · whole and plug in the #'s

x = .15 · 40

which equals to x = 6

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