Question

A band expects to put 15 songs on their next CD. The band writes and records 20 ​% more songs than they expect to put on the CD. During the editing​ process, 50

​% of the songs are removed. How many songs will there be on the final​ CD?

Answer 1

The band writes 20% more than the expected 15 songs, making it 18 songs. After removing 50% of the songs during the editing process, there will be 9 songs on the final CD.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question asks to calculate the number of songs that will be on the final CD after a band writes and records a certain number and then eliminates a percentage during editing.

To find the solution, we must perform a couple of calculations based on the information given.

The band expects to put 15 songs on their CD and write 20% more than this number.

We calculate the number of songs written as 15 + 0.20 × 15 = 18 songs.

During editing, 50% of these songs are removed, leaving us with 18 × 0.50 = 9 songs on the final CD.