document.write( "Question 157955: If I am given 43 minutes to complete a task at work, and I complete it in 43 minutes I would have performed the task at 100%. Now if I am able to complete the task at 145% how many minutes would it have taken me to complete the assignment?\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #116370 by nerdybill(7384)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! . \n" ); document.write( "Percent is \"per one hundred\". 100% means finishing on-time at 43 minutes. 145% means MORE than the original time -- finishing LONGER than the 43 minutes. \n" ); document.write( "So, \n" ); document.write( "145/100 * 43 \n" ); document.write( "= 1.45 * 43 \n" ); document.write( "= 62.35 minutes \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |