SOLUTION: Jane started running at a speed of 2 m/s.
After a while, she increased her speed by 15%.
Find Jane's new speed after the increase.
Answer:
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Question 972978: Jane started running at a speed of 2 m/s.
After a while, she increased her speed by 15%.
Find Jane's new speed after the increase.
Answer:
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
15% of 2 = 0.15*2 = 0.3
So she increases her speed by 0.3 m/s
So the new speed is 2+0.3 = 2.3 m/s
Answer: 2.3 m/s
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