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1. Increase 80pounds by 4% This question is from textbook

Found 2 solutions by stanbon, MRperkins:
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
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1. Increase 80pounds by 4%
Amount = 80 + 0.04*80
Amount = 1.04*80
Amount = 83.2
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Cheers,
Stan H.

Answer by MRperkins(300) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
you must convert 4% to a decimal by dividing by 100 or moving the decimal two places to the left. Therefore 4% becomes .04
Next multiply 80 pounds by .04 and you get 3.2 pounds

3.2 pounds is the amount of weight being increased so you need to add it to the original 80 pounds