Question

The population of a city is expected to increase by 7.5percent next year. If p represent the current population, which expression represents the expected population next year

Answer 1

7.5p + p

Explanation:

If P is increasing by 7.5 percent, you multiply 7.5 by P to find how much it's increasing by. Then you add it to P to get the total amount.

For example, if P was 1,200, this would be the equation:

7.5(1200) + 1200

9000 + 1200 = 10,200