4. Mario planted a total of 150 eggplant and pepper seedlings. If he planted 50% more pepper seedlings than the eggplants, how many pepper seedlings did he plant?

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JSNoob asked Aug 3, 2022

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4. Mario planted a total of 150 eggplant and pepper seedlings. If he planted 50%

more pepper seedlings than the eggplants, how many pepper seedlings did he
plant?

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Answer:

225 pepper seedlings.

Explanation:

WAY 1: common sense

half of 150 is 75

75 + 150 = 225

WAY 2: % of number

convert % to decimals (/100)

0.5 x 150 = 75

150 + 75 = 225

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