Question

1. In the Rocky Mountains the snow is 40 inches deep. After a snow storm, 2 the depth of the snow increased by 21%. How deep is the snow, in inches, after the snow storm? Explain your thinking. *

Answer 1

In the Rocky Mountains the snow is 40 inches deep

Intial depth of the snow on mountain = 40 inches

After the second snow storm

The depth of the snow increased by 21%.

i.e. depth of the snow increased by 21%. of intial depth = depth of the snow increased by 21%. of 40

So,

`\begin{gathered} 20\text{ perecntage of 40 =}(20*40)/(100) \\ 20\text{ percentage of 40=8 inch} \end{gathered}`

Thus, depth of the snow increased by 21%. = 8 inches

So, the final depth of snow = Intial depth + Increased depth

The final depth of snow = 40 + 8

The final depth of snow = 48 inches

Answer: 48 inches

After the snow storm, the depth of snow is 48 inches