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Markus spent 12 hours doing his homework last week. This week he spent 15 hours doing homework. He says that he spent 125% more time doing homework this week. Is he correct? Show your work to justify your decision.

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Answer:

He is correct

Explanation:

12=100%

15 is 3 more than 12

12 divided by 3 is 4

100 divided by 4 is 25

100 + 25 = 125

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