Question 1068069: Paul got an 8% bump up in sales this week.Last week he made $10,000 in sales.How much extra money did he make this week
Answer by Theo(13342)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! last week he made 10,000 in sales.
this week he made 8% more.
8% of 10,000 is equal to .08 * 10,000 which is equal to 8 * 100 = 800 dollars.
the bump up is an additional 800 dollars in sales.
800 / 10,000 = 8/100 = .08 = 8%.
alternatively you could solve as follows:
10,000 + .08 * 10,000 = x
x represents the new amount of sales.
factor out the 10,000 and you get 10,000 * (1 + .08) = x
simplify to get 1.08 * 10,000 = x
solve for x to get x = 10,800
10,800 minus 10,000 equals an additional 800 dollar in sales.
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