Question

Mr. Buie is 2% older than he was last year. Last year he was B years old. Which of the following expressions could represent how old Mr. Buie is this year?

a) B - 0.02B
b) B + 0.02B
c) B + 2B
d) B + 0.2B
e) B + 0.02

Answer 1

The expression that represents Mr. Buie's age this year is B + 0.02B.

Step-by-step explanation:

The expression that represents Mr. Buie's age this year can be found by adding 2% of his age last year to his age last year. Since his age last year was represented by B, the correct expression would be B + 0.02B.