Question

During summer vacation ,Fred read,on average,8pages per night. NOW that has returned to school , he is averaging 25% more. How many pages per night is Fred averaging now ?

Answer 1

Fred is now reading 10 pages per night, which is an average increase of 25% from his summer reading of 8 pages per night.

Step-by-step explanation:

The student asks how many pages per night Fred is averaging now if he read 8 pages per night during summer vacation and is now reading 25% more. To calculate this, we follow these steps:

1. First, we calculate 25% of 8 pages, which is 0.25 × 8 = 2 pages.
2. Then, we add these 2 pages to the original 8 pages to get the new average.
3. So, Fred is now reading 8 + 2 = 10 pages per night.

Fred is now averaging 10 pages per night.