Question

"After Santa finished his work for the Christmas season, his weight dropped down to 175 pounds. When he enters next Christmas season, his weight needs to increase by what percent in order to reach his goal weight of 275 pounds?"

A) 100 points
B) 57%
C) 63%

Answer 1

Santa's weight needs to increase by approximately 57% to reach his goal weight of 275 pounds.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the percent increase in Santa's weight, we first calculate the difference between his goal weight and his current weight: 275 - 175 = 100 pounds.

Next, we find the percent increase by dividing this difference by his current weight and multiplying by 100: (100 / 175) * 100 = 57.14%.

Therefore, Santa's weight needs to increase by approximately 57% to reach his goal weight of 275 pounds.