Question

5a ZaiShawn wants to increase muscle mass through weight training. He has p pounds of muscle before weight training and gains 15% more muscle mass through training. Write an expression that represents the total muscle mass, in pounds, ZaiShawn has after weight training? A. 0.15p B. 0.85p c. p + 0.15p D. p - 0.15p

Answer 1

Muscle mass ZaiShawn currently has:

`p`

He increases his muscle mass by 15%. So, the increased amount is 15% of p. That is:

15% = 15/100 = 0.15

0.15 * p , or

`0.15p`

This is his increased amount of muscle mass. We add it with his initial muscle mass, p.

After weight training, the total muscle mass, in pounds, of ZaiShawn is:

`p+0.15p`

Answer:

C