Question

15. A band expects to have 16 songs on their next

album. The band writes and records 62.5% more
songs than they expect to have in the album.
During the editing process, 50% of the songs are
removed. How many songs will there be in the
final album?

Answer 1

There will be 13 songs in the final album.

Explanation:

i) number of songs expected = 16 songs

ii) the band wrrites 62.5% more

therefore the band writes
`16 * ( 1 + 0.625) = 16 * 1.625 = 26` songs

iii) During the editing process 50% of the songs are removed.

Therefore there will be in the final album =
`( 1 - 0.5) * 26 = 0.5 * 26 = 13` songs.